Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville

Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville, Grandee of Spain (born 16 November 1943), is the current Duke of Seville and a distant relative of the Spanish royal family.[1] He is a businessman and has been involved in banking, real estate and other commercial activities.[2][3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Borbón and the second or maternal family name is Escasany.
The Most Excellent

The Duke of Seville

Grandee of Spain
The Duke of Seville in 2015
Duke of Seville
Grandee of Spain
Preceded byEnriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville
Personal details
Born (1943-11-16) 16 November 1943
Madrid, Spain
Spouse(s)
  • Countess Beatrice von Hardenberg
  • Isabelle Karanitsch
  • María de los Angeles de Vargas-Zuñiga
Children
  • Olivia de Borbón y Hardenberg
  • Cristina de Borbón y Hardenberg
  • Francisco de Borbón y Hardenberg
ParentsFrancisco de Borbón y Borbón
Enriqueta Escasany y Miguel

Early life

He was born in Madrid and is the eldest child of Francisco de Borbón y Borbón (1912–1995), who was the son of Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre and Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville.[1] His mother was Enriqueta Escasany y Miguel (1925–1962), the daughter of Ignacio Escasany y Ancell and Enriqueta de Miguel y Mas, 2nd Marquesa de Pobla de Claramunt.[1]

His paternal grandparents were first cousins, both being grandchildren of Infante Enrique of Spain.[1] The Duke of Seville is a member of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon and is a relative of King Felipe VI of Spain, since both of them are male-line descendants of King Charles IV of Spain.

Duke of Seville

After the death of his grandmother, Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, he inherited the title of Duke of Seville.[4] His father had renounced his own rights to succeed to the title in 1968.[1]

Marriages and children

He was married on 7 July 1973 at Baden-Baden to Countess Beatrix Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg (28 June 1947 in Donaueschingen - 14 March 2020 in Marbella), daughter of Count Günther von Hardenberg and his wife, Princess Maria Josepha of Fürstenberg.[5] The couple had three children and divorced on 30 June 1989 in Madrid.[1]

They had two daughters and one son:[1]

  • Olivia Enriqueta María Josefa de Borbón y Hardenberg (born 6 April 1974 in London), entrepreneur and PR for jewelry brands; married to Julián Porras Toledano; two children.
  • Cristina Elena de Borbón y Hardenberg (2 September 1975 in Madrid – 13 February 2020 in Madrid), chef and catering service operator.
  • Francisco de Paula Joaquín de Borbón y Hardenberg (born 21 January 1979 in Madrid), entrepreneur and also appeared on the first season of TLC's reality television series, Secret Princes.[6]

He married for the second time on 19 October 1991 at Vienna to Isabelle Eugénie Karanitsch (born 23 November 1959 in Vienna), daughter of Franz M. Karanitsch and Tatjana Cimlov Karacevcev. They had no children and divorced on 17 June 1993 in Madrid.

He married for the third time on 2 September 2000 at Marbella to María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga y Juanes (born 19 November 1954), daughter of Manuel de Vargas-Zúñiga y la Calzada and María de los Ángeles de Juanes y Lago. They have no children together.

The Order of Saint Lazarus
Coat of arms as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus

The Duke of Seville was elected as the 48th Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus (Malta Obedience) on 5 October 1996 at Santa Maria della Passione in Milan, Italy. He succeeded his father, who had been the Grand Master of the Order since 1956.

He retired from his position of Grand Master in 2008 and was succeeded by his cousin, Don Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, Marqués de Almazán. The Duke of Seville was then given the title of Grand Master Emeritus.

French succession

Since he is a direct male-line descendant of King Louis XIV of France, he is in the legitimist line of succession to the French throne.

Distinctions

Titles and styles
  • 16 November 1943 – 22 October 1968: Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany
  • 22 October 1968 – present: The Most Excellent The Duke of Seville[4]

Honours

Ancestry

Notes and sources
  • Profile, thePeerage.com; accessed 18 February 2015.
  • The Royal House of Stuart, London, 1969, 1971, 1976, Addington, A. C., Reference: II 97

References
  1. Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 550-554. (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
  2. Bloomberg profile
  3. "Official website of Crédit des Alpes". Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  4. "Carta de Sucesión en el título de Duque de Sevilla, con Grandeza de España, a favor de don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser, Band V. "Hardenberg". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1967, pp. 175-176.
  6. TLC television show info
  7. Royal Order of the Elephant of Godenu – Royal House of Godenu.
  8. Cuerpo de la Nobleza del Principado de Asturias
  9. Consejero Magistral – el Duque de Sevilla, Francisco de Borbón
Spanish nobility
Preceded by
Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade		 Duke of Seville
1968–present		 Incumbent
Heir:
Olivia de Borbón y Hardenberg
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Felipe VI		 Legitimist line of succession
to the French throne
7th position		 Succeeded by
Francisco de Borbón y Hardenberg
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