Order of Prohibited Legitimacy
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| Order of Prohibited Legitimacy | |
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 The Cross of the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy | |
Awarded by  The Carlist Pretender to the Spanish Throne | |
| Type | dynastic order |
| Founded | 16 April 1923 |
| Awarded for | Service to the Carlist Cause |
| Status | Active |
| Founder | Prince Jaime, Duke of Madrid |
| Duke of Parma | Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma |
| Duke of Aranjuez | Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma |
| Statistics | |
| First induction | José Selva Mergelina, 5th Marquis de Villores |
 Venera of the Order with its original design preserved by the branch in obedience to Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma | |
The Order of Prohibited Legitimacy, known as La Orden de la Legitimidad Proscrita in Spanish, is a Spanish dynastic order of knighthood originally awarded by the House of Bourbon and later by a cadet branch, the House of Bourbon-Parma, to Carlist supporters. The order was founded in 1923 by Prince Jaime, Duke of Madrid, a Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne and a Legitimist claimant to the French throne, for rewarding loyalists of the Carlist movement. In modern times, there are two branches of the Order. One branch's Grand Master is Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma while the other's is his uncle, Prince Sixtus Henry, Duke of Aranjuez.
History
The Order of Prohibited Legitimacy was created on 16 April 1923 by Prince Jaime, Duke of Madrid. From exile in Paris, he sent a letter to his political secretary José Selva Mergelina, 5th Marquis de Villores, explaining his creation of the order stating that it served to recognize "all those who by their sufferings or services become worthy of it."[1][2] The Marquis de Villores was decorated with the Order soon after.[3] By a Royal Decree on 8 December 1923, he granted it to Carlist loyalist youths and Julio de Urquijo e Ibarra, Count of Urquijo in Madrid.
Since the death of Prince Jaime, Duke of Madrid, the claimants to the Carlist dynastic legitimacy have acted as Grand Masters of the Order. Prince Jaime was succeeded as Grand Master of the Order by Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime in 1931. Infante Alfonso died in 1936 without any male heir. His wife, Infanta Maria das Neves of Portugal, designated her nephew, Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma, as his successor. Prince Xavier was succeeded by his son Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma in 1977.
Prince Carlos Hugo, along with his sister Princess María Teresa, embraced Titoist socialism in the 1970s and sought to reform the Carlist Party. In 1979 he renounced his Carlist claims. In response, his traditionalist brother Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, established himself as the Grand Master of the Order and Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma, adopting the title of Duke of Aranjuez.[4] In 2003, while in France, Prince Carlos Hugo re-asserted his Carlist claims and assumed the title Count of Montemolin, also bestowing the Carlist titles Duke of Madrid, Duke of San Jaime, and Duchess of Guernica upon his children. He reestablished himself as the Grand Master of the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy. His brother, Prince Sixtus Henry, and the supporters of his brother did not recognize the claim made by Carlos Hugo. Therefore, the order maintains two branches, one headed by Prince Sixtus Henry and the other by Prince Carlos Henry's successor, Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma.[5]
Insignia
The insignia of the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy consists of a Covadonga Cross hanging on a ribbon with vertical black and green bars. The ribbon is in a simpler form for gentlemen, and is decorated with a small rosette for officers and a large rosette for commanders.
Recipients
Grand Masters
- Prince Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1923-1931)
- Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime (1931-1936)
- Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma (1936-1977)
- Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1977-1979, 2003-2010; disputed after 1979)
- Prince Sixtus Henry, Duke of Aranjuez (1979–present; disputed)
- Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma (2010–present; disputed)
Knights
- José Selva Mergelina, 5th Marquis de Villores, Spanish Carlist politician
- Julio de Urquijo e Ibarra, Count of Urquijo, Spanish Carlist politician
- José Roca y Ponsa, Spanish Catholic priest
- Josep de Suelves i de Montagut, 9th Marquis de Tamarit, Spanish Carlist politician
- Esteban de Bilbao Eguía, Spanish Carlist and Francoist politician
- Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Spanish dramatist and novelist
- Melchor Ferrer Dalmau, Spanish historian and Carlist militant
- Claro Abánades López, Spanish journalist
- José Luis Zamanillo González-Camino, Spanish politician
- Dolores Gortázar Serantes, Spanish writer
- Manuel Fal Conde, 1st Duke of Quintillo, Spanish Carlist politician and Catholic activist
- Rafael Gambra Ciudad, Spanish philosopher and Carlist politician
- Juan María Bordaberry, President of Uruguay[6]
- Osvaldo Lira, Chilean Catholic priest and theologian
References
- ^ "Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Histórica > Búsqueda › 'El Eco de Gerona : Semanario de Acción Católica' - Año..." prensahistorica.mcu.es.
- ^ "Historia del tradicionalismo español". Ediciones Trajano. April 2, 1941 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Historia del tradicionalismo español". Ediciones Trajano. April 2, 1941 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Agencia FARO - Documentos Don Sixto Enrique de Borbon". www.oocities.org.
- ^ "SOBRE LA ACTUALIDAD DE LA ORDEN DE LA LEGITIMIDAD PROSCRITA Y SUS DISTINTAS OBEDIENCIAS".
- ^ Julio, Bordas Martínez (April 21, 2015). Tupamaros. Derrota militar, metamorfosis política y victoria electoral. Dykinson. ISBN 9788490853719 – via Google Books.