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Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino

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Carlo Alessandro
Duke of Castel Duino
Period17 March 1986 – present
PredecessorRaimundo
Heir-ApparentPrince Dimitri
Born (1952-02-10) 10 February 1952 (age 72)
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Spouse
Veronique Lantz
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(m. 1976)​
IssuePrince Dimitri
Prince Maximilian
Princess Constanza
Names
Italian: Carlo Alessandro
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherRaimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino
MotherPrincess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholicism
House of Thurn und Taxis
Extended family

Carlo Alessandro, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino,[citation needed] full Italian name: Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, Duca di Castel Duino[citation needed] (born 10 February 1952) is the current head of the Castel Duino branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.[1]

Family

Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark.[citation needed] He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.[citation needed]

He is a maternal second cousin of Charles, Prince of Wales through their shared great-grandparents, King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born a Grand Duchess of Russia.

Marriage and issue

Carlo Alessandro married Veronique Lantz, daughter of Gérard Lantz and his wife, Monique Rachet, on 10 February 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[citation needed] Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:[citation needed]

  • Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977)[2] m. 2017 Jonkvrouw Elinor de Pret Roose de Calesberg (*1981)[3]
    • Prince Alexandre della Torre e Tasso (b. 2017)[3]
    • Prince Louis della Torre e Tasso (b. 2019)[3]
  • Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)[citation needed]
  • Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)[citation needed]

Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle in the Province of Trieste, Italy.

Titles and styles

  • 10 February 1952 – 17 March 1986: His Serene Highness Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso
  • 17 March 1986 – present: His Serene Highness The Duke of Castel Duino

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels volume 85 (1984).
  2. ^ Trivia: when Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of Silvio, made her début in 2001 at the Bal des débutantes in Paris, Dimitri was her cavalier.
  3. ^ a b c Descendants of King Christian IX of Denmark

External links

  • "Monarchies of Europe". Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2006-09-01.
  • Napoleon Series
Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
Cadet branch of the House of Tassis
Born: 10 February 1952
Italian nobility
Preceded by Duke of Castel Duino
17 March 1986 – present 		Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Dimitri
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