House of Bourbon-Parma

Temporary Habsburg rule

The Habsburgs only ruled until the conclusion of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, when it was ceded back to the Bourbons in the person of Philip of Spain, Charles's younger brother. As duke Philip, he became the founder of the House of Bourbon-Parma.

In 1796, the duchy was occupied by French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte. In the Treaty of Aranjuez of 1801, duke Ferdinand formally agreed to cede the duchy to Napoleon. The territories were integrated into the Cisalpine Republic until 1802, the Italian Republic, from 1802 until 1805, and the Kingdom of Italy, from 1805 until 1808, until in 1808 the French Empire annexed them and formed out of them the Département of Taro.

In 1814, the duchies were restored under Napoleon's Habsburg wife, Marie Louise, who was to rule them for her lifetime. The duchy was renamed the duchy of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla.

Return to the Bourbons

After Marie Louise's death in 1847, the duchy was restored to the Bourbon-Parma line, which had been ruling the tiny duchy of Lucca. As part of the return the Duchy of Guastalla was transferred to the Duchy of Modena. The Bourbons ruled until 1859, when they were driven out by a revolution following the Sardinian victory in their war against Austria.

The duchies of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla and the duchy of Lucca joined with the Grand Duchy of Tuscany and the duchy of Modena to form the United Provinces of Central Italy in December 1859, and were annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia in March 1860. The House of Bourbon continues to claim the title of duke of Parma to this day. Carlos-Hugo (Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne in the 1970s) held the title from 1977 to his death. His son now claims the title.

The Dukes

House of Bourbon-Parma (1731–1735)

See also: Bourbon family tree

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Charles, Duke of Parma 1731–1735		20 January 1716 Madrid son of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	Maria Amalia of Saxony 1738 13 children	14 December 1788 Madrid aged 72

House of Bourbon-Parma (1748–1802)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Philip, Duke of Parma 1748–1765		15 March 1720 Madrid son of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth of Parma	Louise-Elisabeth de Bourbon 25 October 1739 3 children	18 July 1765 Alessandria aged 45
Ferdinand, Duke of Parma 1765–1802 nominal since 1796		20 January 1751 Parma son of Philip, Duke of Parma and Louise-Elisabeth de Bourbon	Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria 19 July 1769 7 children	9 October 1802 Fontevivo aged 51

During the French ownership of the Duchy of Parma, the title of Duke of Parma was used as an honorary form and style. From 1808, the title was used by Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès. He kept the style of Duc de Parme until 1814. Only in 1847 was the actual title restored to the Bourbons, after a period of being held by Marie Louise of Austria, who was a Habsburg and the second wife of Napoleon I.

House of Bourbon-Parma (1847–1859)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Charles II, Duke of Parma 1847–1848		22 December 1799 Madrid son of Louis of Etruria and Maria Louisa, Duchess of Lucca	Maria Teresa of Savoy 5 September 1820 2 children	16 April 1883 Nice aged 84
Charles III, Duke of Parma 1848–1854		14 January 1823 Lucca son of Charles II, Duke of Parma and Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy	Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France 10 November 1845 4 children	27 March 1854 Parma aged 31
Robert I, Duke of Parma 1854–1859		9 July 1848 Florence son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois	Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies 5 April 1869 12 children Maria Antonia of Portugal 15 October 1884 12 children	16 November 1907 Viareggio aged 59

Nominal Dukes of Parma (since 1859)

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Robert, Duke of Parma 1859–1907 titular		9 July 1848 Florence son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois	Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies 5 April 1869 12 children Maria Antonia of Portugal 15 October 1884 12 children	16 November 1907 Viareggio aged 59
Henry, Duke of Parma 1907–1939 titular		13 June 1873 Wartegg son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	16 November 1939 Pianore aged 66
Joseph, Duke of Parma 1939–1950 titular		30 June 1875 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	7 January 1950 Pianore aged 75
Elias, Duke of Parma 1950–1959 titular		23 July 1880 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	Maria Anna of Austria 25 May 1903 Vienna 8 children	27 June 1959 Friedberg aged 79
Robert II, Duke of Parma 1959–1974 titular		7 August 1909 Weilburg son of Elias, Duke of Parma and Maria Anna of Austria	never married	25 November 1974 Vienna aged 65
Xavier, Duke of Parma 1974–1977 titular		25 May 1889 Viareggio son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Antonia of Portugal	Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset 12 November 1927 Lignières 6 children	7 May 1977 Zizers aged 87
Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma 1977–2010 titular		8 April 1930 Paris son of Xavier, Duke of Parma and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset	Princess Irene of the Netherlands 29 April 1964 Rome 4 children	18 August 2010 Barcelona aged 80
Carlos, Duke of Parma since 2010 titular		27 January 1970 Nijmegen son of Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands	Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel 12 June 2010 Wijk bij Duurstede (civil)	incumbent

Family

• Carlos, Duke of Parma, born on (1970-01-27) 27 January 1970
  Annemarie, Duchess of Parma, born on (1977-12-18) 18 December 1977
  • Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and Klynstra (illegitimate), born on (1997-01-20) 20 January 1997
  • Princess Luisa of Bourbon-Parma, born on (2012-05-09) 9 May 2012
  • Princess Cecilia of Bourbon-Parma, born on (2013-10-17) 17 October 2013
  • Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Parma, born on (2016-04-24) 24 April 2016
• Princess Margarita of Bourbon-Parma, born on (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972
  Tjalling ten Cate, born on (1975-12-23) 23 December 1975
  • Julia ten Cate, born on (2008-09-03) 3 September 2008
  • Paola ten Cate, born on (2011-02-25) 25 February 2011
• Prince Jaime, Count of Bardi, born on (1972-10-13) 13 October 1972
  Viktória, Countess of Bardi, born on (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982
  • Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma, born on (2014-02-21) 21 February 2014
  • Princess Gloria of Bourbon-Parma, born on (2016-05-09) 9 May 2016
• Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala, born on (1974-06-23) 23 June 1974
  Albert Brenninkmeijer, born on (1974-05-16) 16 May 1974
  • Alaïa-Maria Brenninkmeijer, born on (2014-05-20) 20 May 2014
  • Xavier Brenninkmeijer, born on (2015-12-16) 16 December 2015