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Per Legitimist usage, Capetian dynasts who are French nationals may use the style "prince", and their daughters "princess". Prince Louis is a French national, so he can use the style.
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'''Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou'''<ref>His name is given in this style by Olga S. Opfell in ''Royalty who wait: the 21 heads of formerly regnant houses of Europe'' (2001), p. 11.</ref><ref>His name as described in his Biography at the website of the Institut Duc d’Anjou</ref> ({{lang-fr|Louis Alphonse Gonzalve Victor Emmanuel Marc de Bourbon}}; {{lang-es|Luis Alfonso Gonzalo Víctor Manuel Marco de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú}}; born 25 April 1974, [[Madrid]]) is the current head of the [[House of Bourbon]]. By the [[Legitimists|Legitimist movement]], who consider the renunciation of [[Philip V of Spain]] as invalid, Louis Alphonse, as the head of the [[France|French]] [[Royal House]], is the rightful pretender to the former [[French throne]]. Per tradition he is styled '''The Duke of Anjou''' (although this title has no legality anymore in the French republic).<ref>[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/proces2.htm Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans et autres c. Prince Alphonse de Bourbon] , 21 Dec 1988. JCP 89.II.21213.</ref> Louis Alphonse is a great-grandson of King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] and first cousin once removed of King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]]. He is also a great-grandson of [[Francisco Franco]].
Prince '''Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou'''<ref>His name is given in this style by Olga S. Opfell in ''Royalty who wait: the 21 heads of formerly regnant houses of Europe'' (2001), p. 11.</ref><ref>His name as described in his Biography at the website of the Institut Duc d’Anjou</ref> ({{lang-fr|Louis Alphonse Gonzalve Victor Emmanuel Marc de Bourbon}}; {{lang-es|Luis Alfonso Gonzalo Víctor Manuel Marco de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú}}; born 25 April 1974, [[Madrid]]) is the Head of the [[House of Bourbon]]. By the [[Legitimists|Legitimist movement]], which considers the renunciation of [[Philip V of Spain]] invalid, Louis Alphonse is the rightful pretender to the former [[French throne]] as the head of the [[France|French]] [[Royal House]]. Per tradition he is styled '''The Duke of Anjou''' (although this title has no legality anymore in the French republic).<ref>[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/proces2.htm Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans et autres c. Prince Alphonse de Bourbon] , 21 Dec 1988. JCP 89.II.21213.</ref> Louis Alphonse is a great-grandson of King [[Alfonso XIII of Spain]] and first cousin once removed of King [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]]. He is also a great-grandson of [[Francisco Franco]]. According to Legitimist usage, dynasts who are French nationals are accorded the style Prince of the Blood (prince du sang).


==Historical background==
==Historical background==
His supporters call themselves [[legitimists]] (''légitimistes''), one of three claimant parties to the deposed throne of France. The term was originally applied to those who supported [[Charles X of France]] after his replacement as French King by his cousin, [[Louis-Philippe of the French|Louis-Philippe]] on 9 August 1830. Charles X and his eldest son, [[Dauphin of France|Dauphin]] [[Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême]], abdicated the throne, but Charles' supporters maintained that he was the "legitimate" king. Louis-Philippe had been [[Duke of Orléans]] so his supporters were called [[Orléanist]]s. After the abdication of Charles X, some Legitimists transferred their loyalty to his grandson, [[Henri, comte de Chambord]]. When Louis-Antoine died on 3 June 1844, his remaining partisans recognized the comte de Chambord as the rightful heir.
His supporters call themselves [[Legitimists]] (''légitimistes''), one of three claimant parties to the deposed throne of France. The term was originally applied to those who supported [[Charles X of France]] after his deposition as King of France by his cousin, [[Louis-Philippe of the French|Louis-Philippe]] on 9 August 1830. Charles X and his eldest son, [[Dauphin of France|Dauphin]] [[Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême]], abdicated the throne, but Charles' supporters maintained that he was the "legitimate" king. Louis-Philippe had been [[Duke of Orléans]] so his supporters were called [[Orléanist|Orléanists]]. Some Legitimists transferred their loyalty to [[Henri, comte de Chambord]], grandson of Charles X, following his abdication, but held that the abdications were invalid, recognizing Charles X and later his son Louis-Antoine as the legitimate kings until their deaths before recognizing the Count of Chambord.


When the comte de Chambord died on 24 August 1883, some of the Legitimists recognized Louis-Philippe's grandson, [[Philippe, Comte de Paris]], as the rightful heir. Others transferred their loyalty to members of the Spanish Royal Family who were descended from [[Philip V of Spain]], an uncle of [[Louis XV of France]]. King Philip renounced his claim to the French throne as part of [[Treaty of Utrecht]] recognizing him as King of Spain. Legitimists regard this as invalid, because, under the fundamental law of French monarchy, neither a king nor his heirs can renounce the claim to a throne they hold but do not possess. Louis Alphonse is the current claimant, in the view of this group.
When the Count of Chambord died on 24 August 1883, some of the Legitimists recognized Louis-Philippe's grandson, [[Philippe, Comte de Paris]], as the rightful heir. Others transferred their loyalty to members of the Spanish Royal Family who were descended from [[Philip V of Spain]], a grandson of [[Louis XIV of France]]. King Philip renounced his claim to the French throne as part of [[Treaty of Utrecht]] recognizing him as King of Spain. Legitimists regard this as invalid, because, under the fundamental law of French monarchy, neither a king nor his heirs can renounce the claim to a throne they hold but do not possess. Louis Alphonse is the current claimant, in the view of this group.


==Life==
==Life==
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In June 2006, Louis Alphonse refused to attend his mother's third wedding, because he does not agree with her way of life as a celebrity and her separation from her previous husband, a man whom he greatly respects.<ref>[http://www.elsemanaldigital.com/arts/52671.asp?tt=malas relaciones]</ref>
In June 2006, Louis Alphonse refused to attend his mother's third wedding, because he does not agree with her way of life as a celebrity and her separation from her previous husband, a man whom he greatly respects.<ref>[http://www.elsemanaldigital.com/arts/52671.asp?tt=malas relaciones]</ref>


Louis Alphonse and Marie Marguerite had their first child, a daughter, named Eugénie on 5 March 2007 at [[Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute|Mount Sinai Medical Center]], [[Miami]], [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]]. She was baptised at the papal nunciature in Paris in June 2007. Legitimists recognise her as Eugénie of Bourbon; in Spanish her name is Doña Eugenia de Borbón y Vargas.
Louis Alphonse and Marie Marguerite had their first child, a daughter, named Eugénie on 5 March 2007 at [[Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute|Mount Sinai Medical Center]], [[Miami]], [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[Florida]]. She was baptised at the papal nunciature in Paris in June 2007. Legitimists recognise her as Princess Eugénie of Bourbon; in Spanish her name is Doña Eugenia de Borbón y Vargas.


The couple had twin boys, [[Louis, Duke of Burgundy (b. 2010)|Louis of Bourbon]] and Alphonse of Bourbon on 28 May 2010.<ref>[http://noticias.terra.es/2010/genteycultura/0528/actualidad/los-duques-de-anjou-anuncian-el-nacimiento-de-sus-hijos-luis-y-alfonso.aspx Los Duques de Anjou anuncian el nacimiento de sus hijos Luis y Alfonso ]</ref> Louis has been given the title of Duke of Burgundy (''duc de Bourgogne''), and Alphonse the title of Duke of Berry (''duc de Berry''). Louis, as [[Dauphin of France]], will succeed his father as head of the French Royal House. In Spanish, the boys are Don Luis and Don Alfonso de Borbón y Vargas.
The couple had twin boys, [[Louis, Duke of Burgundy (b. 2010)|Louis]] and Alphonse on 28 May 2010.<ref>[http://noticias.terra.es/2010/genteycultura/0528/actualidad/los-duques-de-anjou-anuncian-el-nacimiento-de-sus-hijos-luis-y-alfonso.aspx Los Duques de Anjou anuncian el nacimiento de sus hijos Luis y Alfonso ]</ref> Louis has been given the title of Duke of Burgundy (''duc de Bourgogne''), and Alphonse the title of Duke of Berry (''duc de Berry''). Prince Louis, as [[Dauphin of France]], will succeed his father as head of the French Royal House. In Spanish, the boys are Don Luis and Don Alfonso de Borbón y Vargas.


==Titles and honours==
==Titles and honours==
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Louis is the Head of the [[House of Bourbon]], the senior-surviving branch of the [[House of Capet]] and of the [[Robertians]].
Louis is the Head of the [[House of Bourbon]], the senior-surviving branch of the [[Capetian dynasty]] and thus, of the [[Robertians]].


Louis' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. [[Patrilineal descent]] is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations. It follows the Kings of France, the Dukes of Bourbon and before them, again the Kings of France. The line can be traced back more than 1,400 years and is one of the oldest in Europe.
Louis' patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. [[Patrilineal descent]] is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations. It follows the Kings of France, the Dukes of Bourbon and before them, again the Kings of France. The line can be traced back more than 1,400 years and is one of the oldest in Europe.
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Revision as of 07:46, 22 October 2011

Louis Alphonse de Bourbon
Duke of Anjou
Pretender
Born (1974-04-25) 25 April 1974 (age 50)
Madrid (Spain)
Regnal name claimedLouis XX, King of France and Navarre
Title(s)Duke of Anjou (disputed)
Throne(s) claimedFrance, Navarre
Pretend fromJanuary 30, 1989 – present
Monarchy abolished1830
Last monarchCharles X
Connection withthird cousin, six times removed
Royal HouseBourbon
FatherAlfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
MotherMaría del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco
SpouseMaría Margarita Vargas Santaella
ChildrenPrincess Eugénie
Prince Louis, Duke of Burgundy
Prince Alphonse, Duke of Berry
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Template:French Royal Family (Legitimist)

Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou[1][2] (French: Louis Alphonse Gonzalve Victor Emmanuel Marc de Bourbon; Spanish: Luis Alfonso Gonzalo Víctor Manuel Marco de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú; born 25 April 1974, Madrid) is the Head of the House of Bourbon. By the Legitimist movement, which considers the renunciation of Philip V of Spain invalid, Louis Alphonse is the rightful pretender to the former French throne as the head of the French Royal House. Per tradition he is styled The Duke of Anjou (although this title has no legality anymore in the French republic).[3] Louis Alphonse is a great-grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and first cousin once removed of King Juan Carlos I of Spain. He is also a great-grandson of Francisco Franco. According to Legitimist usage, dynasts who are French nationals are accorded the style Prince of the Blood (prince du sang).

Historical background

His supporters call themselves Legitimists (légitimistes), one of three claimant parties to the deposed throne of France. The term was originally applied to those who supported Charles X of France after his deposition as King of France by his cousin, Louis-Philippe on 9 August 1830. Charles X and his eldest son, Dauphin Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, abdicated the throne, but Charles' supporters maintained that he was the "legitimate" king. Louis-Philippe had been Duke of Orléans so his supporters were called Orléanists. Some Legitimists transferred their loyalty to Henri, comte de Chambord, grandson of Charles X, following his abdication, but held that the abdications were invalid, recognizing Charles X and later his son Louis-Antoine as the legitimate kings until their deaths before recognizing the Count of Chambord.

When the Count of Chambord died on 24 August 1883, some of the Legitimists recognized Louis-Philippe's grandson, Philippe, Comte de Paris, as the rightful heir. Others transferred their loyalty to members of the Spanish Royal Family who were descended from Philip V of Spain, a grandson of Louis XIV of France. King Philip renounced his claim to the French throne as part of Treaty of Utrecht recognizing him as King of Spain. Legitimists regard this as invalid, because, under the fundamental law of French monarchy, neither a king nor his heirs can renounce the claim to a throne they hold but do not possess. Louis Alphonse is the current claimant, in the view of this group.

Life

Louis Alphonse was born in Madrid, the second son of Alfonso, and of his wife Doña María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco. Alfonso was at that time the dauphin according to those who supported the claim of his father, Infante Jaime, Duke of Anjou and Segovia, to the French throne. On 20 March 1975, the Infante Jaime (Jacques-Henri VI), Duke of Anjou and Segovia, died. Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz thus became head of the French Royal House according to the legitimists. As such, he took the title Duke of Anjou. On 19 September 1981, the Duke of Anjou gave Louis Alphonse the title Duke of Touraine.

Louis Alphonse's parents divorced in 1982. The religious marriage was annulled in 1986. His mother has since remarried civilly twice; he had two half-sisters Mathilda (deceased) and Marella and a half-brother Frederick, all born before her mother's marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi and a half-sister, Cynthia Rossi, born afterwards. On 7 February 1984, Louis Alphonse's older brother Francisco died as the result of a car crash. From that date Louis Alphonse has been considered to be the heir apparent to his father, according to the Legitimists. As such, he was given the additional title Duke of Bourbon on September 27 of that year. In 1987, the Spanish government declared that the title Duke of Cádiz would not be hereditary (as this title is traditionally attached to the Crown). As such when Louis Alphonse's father died, he did not inherit it.

On 30 January 1989, his father died in a skiing accident in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Louis Alphonse became "Chef de la Maison de Bourbon" (Head of the French Royal House of Bourbon) and took the title Duke of Anjou. He is considered the pretender to the French throne by adherents of the Legitimist movement. Louis Alphonse studied economics. He worked several years for BNP Paribas, a French bank in Madrid. Although he regularly visited France, where his mother lived for several years, he continued to live in Spain.

His engagement to marry Venezuelan heiress María Margarita Vargas Santaella (Marie Marguerite) was announced in November 2003. They were married civilly in Caracas on 5 November 2004 and religiously on 6 November 2004 in La Romana, Dominican Republic. None of the members of the Spanish Royal Family attended the wedding. Though no official reason was given, it is not a secret that the King of Spain does not like his cousin's claim to the French throne and the fact that Luis Alfonso signed the wedding invitation as Duke of Anjou did not sit well with the king.[4] The couple lived in Venezuela beginning 2005, where he worked at Banco Occidental de Descuento, before moving to the United States. They currently reside in New York.

In June 2006, Louis Alphonse refused to attend his mother's third wedding, because he does not agree with her way of life as a celebrity and her separation from her previous husband, a man whom he greatly respects.[5]

Louis Alphonse and Marie Marguerite had their first child, a daughter, named Eugénie on 5 March 2007 at Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida. She was baptised at the papal nunciature in Paris in June 2007. Legitimists recognise her as Princess Eugénie of Bourbon; in Spanish her name is Doña Eugenia de Borbón y Vargas.

The couple had twin boys, Louis and Alphonse on 28 May 2010.[6] Louis has been given the title of Duke of Burgundy (duc de Bourgogne), and Alphonse the title of Duke of Berry (duc de Berry). Prince Louis, as Dauphin of France, will succeed his father as head of the French Royal House. In Spanish, the boys are Don Luis and Don Alfonso de Borbón y Vargas.

Titles and honours

Louis Alphonse is currently the Head of the House of Bourbon,[7] and claims the following titles[citation needed]:

Ancestors

See also; Descendants of Louis XIV of France.

Family of Louis Alphonse de Bourbon
16. King Alfonso XII of Spain
8. King Alfonso XIII of Spain
17. Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
4. Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia
18. Prince Henry of Battenberg
9. Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
19. Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
2. Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
20. Richard de Dampierre, 1st Duke of San Lorenzo Nuovo
10. Roger de Dampierre, 2nd Duke of San Lorenzo Nuovo
21. Jeanne Marie Carraby
5. Donna Emmanuella de Dampierre
22. Don Emanuele Ruspoli, 1st Prince of Poggio Suasa
11. Princess Donna Vittoria Ruspoli of Poggio Suasa
23. Josephine Mary Beers-Curtis
1. Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
24. Andrés Martínez
12. José María Martínez y Ortega
25. Catalina Ortega
6. Cristóbal Martínez-Bordiú, 10th Marquis of Villaverde
26. Cristóbal Bordiú y de Prat, 9th Marquis of Villaverde
13. María de la O Esperanza Bordiú y Bascarán, 7th Countess of Argillo
27. María de la O de Bascarán y Reina
3. María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco
28. Nicolás Franco y Salgado-Araújo
14. Francisco Franco y Bahamonde, Head of state of Spain
29. María del Pilar Bahamonde y Pardo de Andrade
7. María del Carmen Franco y Polo, 1st Duchess of Franco
30. Felipe Polo y Flórez de Vereterra
15. María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdés, 1st Lady of Meirás
31. Ramona Martínez-Valdés y Martínez-Valdés

Patrilineal descent

Notes

  1. ^ His name is given in this style by Olga S. Opfell in Royalty who wait: the 21 heads of formerly regnant houses of Europe (2001), p. 11.
  2. ^ His name as described in his Biography at the website of the Institut Duc d’Anjou
  3. ^ Prince Henri Philippe Pierre Marie d'Orléans et autres c. Prince Alphonse de Bourbon , 21 Dec 1988. JCP 89.II.21213.
  4. ^ de Dampierre, a cuchillo contra Carmen Martínez Bordíu
  5. ^ relaciones
  6. ^ Los Duques de Anjou anuncian el nacimiento de sus hijos Luis y Alfonso
  7. ^ http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100041471/french-royalists-celebrate-the-birth-of-twin-sons-to-louis-xx-rightful-king-of-france/

Bibliography

  • Thierry Ardisson. Louis XX. Contre-enquête sur la monarchie., Olivier Orban, 1986, ISBN 2-85565-334-7
  • Apezarena, José. Luis Alfonso de Borbón: Un príncipe a la espera. Forthcoming.
  • Cassani Pironti, Fabio. Bref crayon généalogique de S.A.R. la Princesse Marie-Marguerite, Duchesse d'Anjou, née Vargas Santaella, Le Lien Légitimiste, n. 16, 2007.
  • Opfell, Olga S. 'H.R.H. Louis-Alphonse, Prince of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou: Royal House of France (House of Bourbon," Royalty Who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2001. 11-32.

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Louis XX of France
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 25 April 1974
French nobility
Preceded by Duke of Anjou
January 30, 1989 – present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Louis, Duke of Burgundy
Preceded by
François de France
 Duke of Bourbon
September 27, 1984 - present
New title Duke of Touraine
September 19, 1981 – September 27, 1984 		Title dissolved
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
King of France and Navarre
Legitimist pretender to the French throne
January 30, 1989 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Bourbon monarchy deposed in 1830 		Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Louis, Duke of Burgundy
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