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Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino

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Carlo Alessandro
Duke of Castel Duino
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
SpouseVeronique Lantz
IssuePrince Dimitri
Prince Maximilian
Princess Constanza
Names
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HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherRaimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino
MotherPrincess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
ReligionRoman Catholic
House of Thurn und Taxis
Extended family

Carlo Alessandro, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino,[1] full Italian name: Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, Duca di Castel Duino[1] (born 10 February 1952) is the current head of the Castel Duino branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.[2]

Family

Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark.[1] He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.[1]

He is a maternal first cousin once removed of Prince Philip through his great-grandmother, Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna 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.[1] Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:[1]

  • Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977)[1][3]
  • Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)[1]
  • Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)[1]

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

Titles, styles, honours and arms

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

Family of Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
16. Prince Hugo Maximilian of Thurn and Taxis
8. Prince Alexander Johann of Thurn and Taxis
17. Countess Almeria von Belcredi
4. Prince Alessandro, 1st Duke di Castel Duino
18. Prince Egon of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
9. Princess Maria of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
19. Countess Theresa von Thurn-Hofer-Valssasina
2. Prince Raimundo, 2nd Duke di Castel Buino
20. Henri, Hereditary Prince de Ligne
10. Louis, 9th Prince de Ligne
21. Marguerite de Talleyrand-Périgord
5. Princess Marie de Ligne
22. Sosthène de la Rochefoucauld, Duke de Doudeauville
11. Elisabeth de la Rochefoucauld
23. Princess Marie de Ligne
1. Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke di Castel Duino
24. Christian IX of Denmark
12. George I of Greece
25. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel
6. Prince George of Greece and Denmark
26. Grand Duke Constantine Nikolayevich of Russia
13. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
27. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
3. Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
28. Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte
14. Prince Roland Bonaparte
29. Justine Eleanore Ruffin
7. Princess Marie Bonaparte
30. François Blanc
15. Marie-Félix Blanc
31. Marie Hensel

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Paul Theroff. "THURN und TAXIS". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ^ Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels volume 85 (1984).
  3. ^ Trivia: when Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of Silvio, made her début in 2001 at the Bal des débutantes in Paris, Dimitri was her cavalier.
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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