Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
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| Robert Hugo of Parma | |
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| Born | 7 August 1909 Weilburg, Baden bei Wien |
| Died | 25 November 1974 (aged 65) Vienna, Austria |
| Title(s) | Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma |
| Throne(s) claimed | Parma, Spain |
| Pretend from | 27 June 1959 |
| Monarchy abolished | 1859 |
| Last monarch | Robert I |
| Connection with | Grandson |
| Royal House | House of Bourbon-Parma |
| Father | Elias of Bourbon-Parma |
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria |
| Predecessor | Elias |
| Successor | Xavier |
Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Italian: Roberto Ugo di Borbone-Parma; 7 August 1909 – 15 November 1974) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and the pretender to the defunct throne of the Parma between 1959 and 1974.
Biography[edit]
Robert Hugo was born at Schloss Weilburg in Baden bei Wien, the second but eldest surviving son of Elias of Bourbon-Parma and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940). He succeeded his father Elias as head of the House of Bourbon-Parma upon his death in 1959, and maintained his style until his death in 1974 in Vienna. He died unmarried and without issue, and was succeeded by his half-uncle Xavier.
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See also[edit]
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Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 1909 Died: 1974 |
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| Preceded by Elias |
— TITULAR — Duke of Parma 1959-1974 Reason for succession failure: Annexed by Kingdom of Italy |
Succeeded by Xavier |
| — TITULAR — King of Etruria 1959-1974 |
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