by Susan Flantzer
© Unofficial Royalty 2019
King Juan Carlos of Spain (born 1938)
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King Juan Carlos of Spain was born on January 5, 1938, in Rome, Italy where his family had settled after the monarchy was overthrown in 1931 and Spain had become a Republic. He was the second of the four children and the elder of the two sons of Infante Juan of Spain, Count of Barcelona, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. His paternal grandparents were King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. His maternal grandparents were Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, a grandson of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, and his second wife Princess Louise of Orléans, daughter of Prince Philippe, Count of Paris, a pretender to the French throne. Juan Carlos became King of Spain in 1975 upon the death of dictator Francisco Franco who had named him his successor, bypassing Juan Carlos’ father whom Franco thought would be too liberal. Juan Carlos married Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark and had two sons and one daughter. In 2014, King Juan Carlos abdicated in favor of his son King Felipe VI.
King Juan Carlos has ten paternal first cousins, six maternal first cousins and three maternal half first cousins. He shares his first cousins with his siblings Infanta Pilar, Duchess of Babajoz; Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria; and Infante Alfonso of Spain.
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Paternal Aunts and Uncles of King Juan Carlos: Children of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
- Infante Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907-1938), married (1) Edelmira Sampedro y Robato, no children, divorced; (2) Marta Esther Rocafort-Altuzarra, no children, divorced
- Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia (1908-1975), married (1) Emmanuelle de Dampierre, had two sons, divorced; (2) Charlotte Luise Auguste Tiedemann, no children
- Infanta Beatriz, Princess of Civitella-Cesi (1909-2002), married Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi, had four children
- Infanta María Cristina, Countess Marone (1911-1996), married Count Enrico Marone, four children
- Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914-1934), unmarried
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Maternal Half Aunts and Uncles of King Juan Carlos: Children of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain and his first wife María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
- Alfonso, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain (1901–1964), married Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma, had three children
- Fernando of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1903–1905), died in early childhood
- Isabella Alfonsa, Princess of the Two Sicilies, Infanta of Spain, Countess Zamoyski (1904–1985), married Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski, had four children
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Maternal Full Aunts and Uncles of King Juan Carlos: Children of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain and his second wife Princess Louise of Orléans
- Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1908–1936), killed in the Spanish Civil War
- María de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1909–1996), married (1) Prince Augustyn Józef Czartoryski, had two sons; (2) Carlos Chias, no children
- María de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1914–2005), married Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, had six children
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PATERNAL FIRST COUSINS
Paternal First Cousins: Children of Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou and his first wife Emmanuelle de Dampierre
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz (1936 – 1989)
At one time considered as a possible heir to the Spanish throne during the rule of dictator Francisco Franco, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz was a Legitimist claimant to the throne of France. Alfonso married María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, the granddaughter of Francisco Franco, and the couple had two sons. After ten years of marriage, the couple divorced. Their elder son was killed in a car accident at the age of eleven when the car Alfonso was driving collided with a truck. From 1977 to 1984, Alfonso was President of the Spanish Skiing Federation and from 1984 to 1987, he was President of the Spanish Olympic Committee. He died in a skiing accident in Colorado.
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Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine (1937 – 2000)
In 1983, Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine first married María del Carmen Harto y Montealegre in Mexico but they were divorced less than three months later. The next year, Gonzalo married María de las Mercedes Licer y García, a model, but they separated a year later and ultimately divorced. In 1992, Gonzalo married Emanuela Maria Pratolongo. He did not have any children from his marriages but he did have an illegitimate daughter. Gonzalo died from leukemia.
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Paternal First Cousins: Children of Infanta Beatriz of Spain and Alessandro Torlonia, 5th Prince of Civitella-Cesi
Sandra Torlonia dei principi di Civitella-Cesi (1936–2014)
Sandra Torlonia dei principi di Civitella-Cesi married Count Clemente Lecquio di Assaba and had one son and one daughter.
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Marco Torlonia, 6th Prince di Civitella-Cesi (1937–2014)
Marco Torlonia, 6th Prince di Civitella-Cesi married (1) Donna Orsetta Caracciolo dei principi di Castagneto who died at age 28, had one son (2) Philippa Catherine McDonald, had one daughter, divorced (3) Blažena Anna Helena Svitákovám, had one daughter
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Marino Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (1939–1995)
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With her husband
Olympia Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi (born 1943)
Olympia Torlonia dei Principi di Civitella-Cesi married French millionaire Paul Weiller and had five daughters and one son including Sibilla Weiller who married Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg, son of Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
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Paternal First Cousins: Children of Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain and Enrico Eugenio Marone-Cinzano, 1st Conte Marone-Cinzano
- Vittoria Marone-Cinzano (born 1941) married José Carlos Álvarez de Toledo y Gross, 6th Marquis of Casa Loring, had one daughter and three sons.
- Giovanna Marone-Cinzano (born 1943) married (1) Jaime Galobert y Satrustequi, had one son, divorced (2) Luis Ángel Sánchez-Merlo y Ruiz, no children
- María Theresa Marone-Cinzano (born 1945), married José María Ruiz de Arana y Montalvo, 17th Duke of Baena, 17th Duke of Sanlúcar La Mayor, 15th Marquess of Villamanrique, 13th Marquess of Castromonte, 5th Marquess of Brenes, 11th Count of Sevilla La Nueva and 5th Viscount of Mamblas, had three daughters, divorced
- Anna Alessandra Marone-Cinzano (born 1948), married (1) Gian Carlo Stavro Santarosa, had two daughters, divorced (2) Fernando Schwartz y Giron, no children
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MATERNAL FIRST COUSINS
Maternal Half First Cousins: Children of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1937) married Íñigo Moreno y Arteaga, 8th Marquess of Laula, had three sons and four daughters.
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Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria with his wife
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria (1938 – 2015)
Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria was eleven days younger than his first cousin King Juan Carlos of Spain. They were raised together and attended school together, from primary school through university, and remained very close friends. Carlos married Princess Anne of Orléans, daughter of Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Orléanist claimant to the French throne. The couple had four daughters and one son
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Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1940)
Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies married Luis de Morales y Aguado, had four daughters and one son.
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Maternal Half First Cousins: Children of Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski
- Count Karol Alfons Zamoyski (1930 – 1979), married Esperanza Rey Luque, had two daughters and one son
- Countess Maria Krystyna Zamoyska (1932 – 1959)
- Count Józef Michal Zamoyski (1935 – 2010), married Maria Antonia Navarro y Gonzalez, had one son
- Countess Maria Teresa Zamoyska (born 1938)
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Maternal First Cousins: Children of Princess Maria de los Dolores of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Prince Augustyn Józef Czartoryski
- Prince Adam Karol Czartoryski (born 1940), married Nora de Picciotto, had one daughter, divorced
- Prince Ludwik Piotr Czartoryski (1945 – 1946)
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Maternal First Cousins: Children of Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza
Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza (born 1945)
Prince Pedro Carlos of Orléans-Braganza is one of two claimants to the Brazilian throne. He is a forestry engineer and founded and directed the Botanical Garden of Brasilia, which is in the capital of Brazil. Pedro Carlos has been married and widowed twice. His first wife was Rony Kuhn de Souza, who died two days after the birth of their son. With his second wife Patrícia Alexandra Braumeyer Branscomb, Pedro Carlos had one son.
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Princess Maria da Gloria of Orléans-Braganza (born 1946)
The former Crown Princess of Yugoslavia, Maria da Gloria married Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (as he was known at the time), the only child of the former King Peter II of Yugoslavia and Princess Alexandra of Greece. They had three sons and divorced after thirteen years of marriage. Maria da Glória then married Ignacio de Medina y Fernández de Córdoba, 19th Duke of Segorbe and they had two daughters.
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Prince Afonso Duarte of Orléans-Braganza (born 1948)
Prince Afonso Duarte of Orléans-Braganza married (1) Maria Juana Parejo y Gurruchaga, had two daughters, divorced (2) Silvia-Amália Hungria de Silva Machado
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Prince Manuel Álvaro of Orléans-Braganza (born 1949)
Prince Manuel Álvaro of Orléans-Braganza married Margarita Haffner y Lancha, had one son and one daughter, divorced
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Princess Cristina Maria of Orléans-Braganza (born 1950)
Princess Cristina Maria of Orléans-Braganza married Prince Jan Pawel Sapieha-Rozanski, had two daughters
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Prince Francisco Humberto of Orléans-Braganza (born 1956)
Prince Francisco Humberto of Orléans-Braganza (1) married Christina Schmidt-Peçanha, had one son and one daughter, divorced (2) Rita de Cássia Ferreira Pires, had one son and one daughter
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