Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
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| Robert Hugo | |||||
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| Duke of Parma | |||||
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| Head of the House of Bourbon-Parma | |||||
| Tenure | 27 June 1959 – 15 November 1974 | ||||
| Predecessor | Duke Elias | ||||
| Successor | Duke Xavier | ||||
| Born | 7 August 1909 Weilburg Palace, Baden bei Wien, Austria | ||||
| Died | 25 November 1974 (aged 65) Vienna, Austria | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Elias, Duke of Parma | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman 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
[edit]Robert Hugo was born at the Weilburg Palace 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
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Calabrian House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Calabrian Two Sicilian Order of Saint George.[1]
Ancestry
[edit]| Ancestors of Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Constantinian Order Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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* denotes titular Duke |