Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino

Duke of Castel Duino
Veronique Lantz
(m. 1976)
IssuePrince Dimitri
Prince Maximilian
Princess Constanza
Names
Italian: Carlo Alessandro
HouseThurn and TaxisFatherRaimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel DuinoMotherPrincess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
House of Thurn und Taxis
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Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino (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 III, King of Great Britain, 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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
8. Prince Alexander Johann of Thurn and Taxis
4. Prince Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 1st Duke of Castel Duino
9. Princess Maria of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
2. Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino
10. Louis, 9th Prince of Ligne
5. Princess Marie of Ligne
11. Élisabeth de La Rochefoucauld
1. Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
12. George I of Greece
6. Prince George of Greece and Denmark
13. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
3. Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark
14. Prince Roland Bonaparte
7. Princess Marie Bonaparte
15. Marie-Félix Blanc

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
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Preceded by Duke of Castel Duino
17 March 1986 – present
Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Dimitri
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