Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
Carlo Alessandro, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino, full Italian name: Carlo Alessandro, Principe della Torre e Tasso, Duca di Castel Duino (born 10 February 1952) is the current head of the Castel Duino branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.[1]
Carlo Alessandro | |||||
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Duke of Castel Duino | |||||
Period | 17 March 1986 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Raimundo | ||||
Heir-Apparent | Prince Dimitri | ||||
Born | Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France | 10 February 1952||||
Spouse | Veronique Lantz ( m. 1976) | ||||
Issue | Prince Dimitri Prince Maximilian Princess Constanza | ||||
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House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
Father | Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino | ||||
Mother | Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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Extended family |
Family
Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.
He is a maternal second cousin of Charles, Prince of Wales 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. Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:
- Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977)[2] m. 2017 Jonkvrouw Elinor de Pret Roose de Calesberg (*1981)[3]
- Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)
- Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)
Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle in the Province of Trieste, Italy.
Titles and styles
- 10 February 1952 – 17 March 1986: His Serene Highness Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso
- 17 March 1986 – present: His Serene Highness The Duke of Castel Duino
Ancestry
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References
- Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels volume 85 (1984).
- Trivia: when Barbara Berlusconi, the daughter of Silvio, made her début in 2001 at the Bal des débutantes in Paris, Dimitri was her cavalier.
- 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 | ||
Italian nobility | ||
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Preceded by Raimundo |
Duke of Castel Duino 17 March 1986 – present |
Incumbent Heir: Prince Dimitri |