Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma

Duke of Parma
Robert Hugo
Duke of Parma
Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma
Tenure27 June 1959 – 15 November 1974
PredecessorDuke Elias
SuccessorDuke Xavier
Born(1909-08-07)7 August 1909
Weilburg Palace, Baden bei Wien, Austria
Died25 November 1974(1974-11-25) (aged 65)
Vienna, Austria
Names
Robert Hugo Rainier Alexis Louis Henry Deodatus Elias Pius Maria
HouseHouse of Bourbon-Parma
FatherElias, Duke of Parma
MotherArchduchess Maria Anna of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Italian: Roberto Ugo di Borbone-Parma; 7 August 1909 – 15 November 1974) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and the pretender to the defunct throne of the Duchy of Parma between 1959 and 1974.

Life

Robert Hugo was born at Schloss Weilburg in Baden bei Wien, the second but eldest surviving son of Elias, Duke of Parma and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940). He succeeded his father Elias as head of the House of Bourbon-Parma upon his death in 1959, and maintained his style until his death in 1974 in Vienna. He died unmarried and without issue, and was succeeded by his agnatic half-uncle Xavier.

Honours

Ancestry

Ancestors of Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
8. Charles III, Duke of Parma
4. Robert I, Duke of Parma
9. Princess Louise of Artois
2. Elias, Duke of Parma
10. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
5. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
11. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
1. Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
12. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
6. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
13. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
3. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
14. Rudolf, 11th Duke of Croÿ
7. Princess Isabella of Croÿ
15. Princess Natalie of Ligne

See also

References

  1. ^ Constantinian Order Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine


Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 1909 Died: 1974
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Parma
1959–1974
Reason for succession failure:
Annexed by Kingdom of Italy
Succeeded by
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Held in pretence, no implied sovereignty:
  • Robert* (1859–1907)
  • Henry* (1907–39)
  • Joseph* (1939–50)
  • Elias* (1950–59)
  • Robert II* (1959–74)
  • Xavier* (1974–77)
  • Carlos Hugo* (1977–2010)
  • Carlos* (2010–present)
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    • *also prince of Luxembourg
    • ^also prince of Nassau