Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma (Italian: Margherita Maria Teresa Enrichetta, Principessa di Parma; 1 January 1847 – 29 January 1893) was the eldest child and daughter of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry and Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies.
| Princess Margherita | |||||
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| Duchess of Madrid | |||||
 Photograph by Atelier Nadar, 1878 | |||||
| Born | 1 January 1847 Lucca, Duchy of Parma | ||||
| Died | 29 January 1893 (aged 46) Viareggio, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
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| Issue | Infanta Blanca Jaime, Duke of Madrid Infanta Elvira Infanta Beatriz Infanta Alicia | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Charles III, Duke of Parma | ||||
| Mother | Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Margherita was thus a granddaughter of Charles X of France. She was born in Lucca, Duchy of Parma. She was a niece of Henri, comte de Chambord, disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Through her marriage to Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Margherita was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.
Early life
She was born in Lucca, Duchy of Parma, was the eldest child and daughter of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, the eldest daughter of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry and Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two Sicilies. Margherita was thus a granddaughter of Charles X of France. She was a niece of Henri, comte de Chambord, disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Through her marriage to Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Margherita was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.
Marriage
Margherita married Carlos, Duke of Madrid, eldest son of Juan, Count of Montizón and his wife Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, on 4 February 1867 at Schloss Frohsdorf in Frohsdorf, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire.
Issue
- Infanta Blanca of Spain (1868–1949)
- ∞ Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, had issue.
- Jaime, Duke of Madrid (1870–1931)
- Infanta Elvira of Spain (1871–1929) died unmarried, but with illegitimate issue who bore the name de Bourbon.
- Infanta Beatriz of Spain (1874-1961)
- ∞ Fabrizio Massimo, Principe di Roviano, had issue.
- Infanta Alicia of Spain (1876–1975)
- ∞ Friedrich, Prince von Schönburg-Waldenburg, had issue.
- ∞ Lino del Prete, had issue.
Margherita died on 29 January 1893, in Viareggio, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy. Carlos remarried the following year to Princess Berthe of Rohan.
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Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 1 January 1847 Died: 29 January 1893 | ||
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| Preceded by Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of Spain 3 October 1868 – 29 January 1893 |
Succeeded by Berthe of Rohan |
| — TITULAR — Queen consort of France and Navarre 21 November 1887 – 29 January 1893 | ||
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