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Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and King Juan Carlos of Spain
Born	January 30, 1938 (1938-01-30) (age 69) Lausanne, Switzerland
Other names	Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel
Title	Infante of Spain, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Duke of Calabria
Religious stance	Catholic
Spouse	Princess Anne d'Orléans
Children	Princess Cristina, Princess María, Prince Pedro, Princess Inés, Princess Victoria
Parents	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
Relatives	Doña Teresa Moreno, Doña Inès de Morales

Infante Don Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y de Borbón-Parma) (born January 16, 1938 in Lausanne) is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1901-1964) and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917).

D. Carlos is one of two claimants to the title of Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies. He was created Infante of Spain by King Juan Carlos of Spain by Royal Decree 2412 dated December 16, 1994^[1]. If the renunciations by the sisters and aunts of the present king are considered to remain valid under Spain's current constitution, Don Carlos is also next in line for the Spanish throne after the children and grandchildren of Juan Carlos.

His family moved to Spain one year after his birth. In 1948, he was chosen by Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona to enter alongside then prince Juan Carlos a special school that the Count and dictator Francisco Franco had prepared for the heir of the crown.

Don Carlos lives in Madrid with his family. He possesses agrarian properties in Toledo and Ciudad Real, as well as shares in important companies like Repsol o Telefonica. He is president of the Royal Council of the Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa. He is also Grand Master of the Hispano-Neapolitan branch of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.

Spanish Royal Family

HM The King HM The Queen HRH The Prince of Asturias HRH The Princess of Asturias HRH Infanta Leonor HRH Infanta Sofía HRH The Duchess of Lugo HE The Duke of Lugo HE Don Felipe HE Doña Victoria HRH The Duchess of Palma de Mallorca HE The Duke of Palma de Mallorca HE Don Juan Valentín HE Don Pablo Nicolás HE Don Miguel HE Doña Irene HRH The Duchess of Badajoz HRH The Duchess of Soria HRH The Duke of Calabria

The Royal Family of the Two Sicilies

Don Carlos married Princess Anne of France (born 1938) in 1965, the daughter of Henri, comte de Paris and Princess Isabel of Orléans-Braganza. They met in Athens in 1962, at the wedding of King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sophia of Spain. They have five children:

• Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1966 in Madrid), married in 1994 at Ciudad Real Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández Urrutia (born 1964)
  • Victoria Lopez-Quesada y de Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 1997)
  • Pedro Lopez-Quesada y de Bórbon-Dos Sicilias (born 2003)
• Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1967 in Madrid), married in 1996 at Ciudad Real Archduke Simeon of Austria (born 1958), a grandson of Karl I of Austria.
  • Archduke Johannes of Austria (born 1997)
  • Archduke Ludwig of Austria (born 1998)
  • Archduchess Isabel of Austria (born 2000)
  • Archduchess Carlota of Austria (born 2003)
  • Archduke Philipp of Austria (born 2007)
• Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto (born 1968 in Madrid), married morganatically Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo (born 1973) in 2001 at Madrid. He married without his father's dynastic consent, and his children do not enjoy dynastic titles or rights.
  • Jaime de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 1993)
  • Pedro de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2003)
  • Pablo de Borbón-dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 2004)
• Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1971 in Madrid), married in 2001 at Toledo Napolitan aristocrat Nobile Michele Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 1965)
  • Nobile Teresa Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2003)
  • Nobile Blanca Carrelli Palombi dei Marchesi di Raiano (born 2005)
• Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1976 in Madrid), married Greek shipowner Markos Nomikos (born 1965) in 2003.
  • Anastasios Nomikos (born 2005)
  • Ana Nomikos (born 2006)

Don Carlos has two sisters:

• Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1937), married Iñigo Moreno y de Arteaga, 12th Marquess de Laula (born 1934) on 1961 and has issue.
• Princess Inés Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1940), married Luis Morales y Aguado (1933-2000) on 1965 but divorced on 1978. Has issue.

• His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1938-1964)
• His Royal Highness Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1964-1994)
• His Royal Highness Infante Don Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Since 1994)

Prince Carlos official title is: His Royal Highness Don Carlos Maria Alfonso Marcel, Infante of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria

1. ^ Real Decreto 2412/1994