Duke of Seville

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Duke of Seville
Coat of Arms of the Spanish House of Bourbon Dukedoms.svg
Creation date23 April 1823
Created by Ferdinand VII
First holder Infante Enrique
Present holderOlivia de Borbón y von Hardenberg-Fürstenberg
Heir apparentFlavia Porras-Figueroa y de Borbón
Remainder toheirs of the body of the grantee according to absolute primogeniture
Subsidiary titlesMarquess of Amarillas
StatusExtant
Arms of the 5th Duke of Seville as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus Coat of arms of Francisco de Paula of Bourbon and Escasany.svg
Arms of the 5th Duke of Seville as Grand Master of the Order of Saint Lazarus

Duke of Seville (Spanish : Duque de Sevilla) is a hereditary title of Spanish nobility, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee. It was granted in 1823 by King Ferdinand VII to his nephew, Infante Enrique. The dukes of Seville are members of the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon.

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From 22 October 1968 until his death on 20 May 2025, the holder of the ducal title was Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville. [1]

List of holders of the title

Holder of TitlePeriodSpouse
Created by King Ferdinand VII of Spain
I Infante Enrique of Spain
b. 17 April 1823, d. 12 March 1870		17 April 1823 – 12 March 1870Elena Maria de Castellvi y Shelly
b. 16 Oct 1821, d. 29 Dec 1863, consort 6 May 1847 - 29 Dec 1863.
II Enrique de Borbón y Castellví, 2nd Duke of Seville
b. 3 Oct 1848, d. 12 Jul 1894		12 March 1870 – 12 Jul 1894Joséphine Parade
b. 12 April 1840, d. 20 Oct 1939, consort 5 Nov 1870 - 12 Jul 1894.
III María Luisa de Borbón y Parade  [ es ], 3rd Duchess of Seville
b. 4 April 1868, d. 10 June 1949[ citation needed ]		12 Jul 1894 – 1919Juan Lorenzo Francisco de Monclús y Cabanellas
b. 9 Aug 1862, d. 13 Dec 1918, consort 25 Jul 1894 - 13 Dec 1918.
IV Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville
b. 28 Jun 1885/1888, d. 28 Oct 1967		1919 – 28 Oct 1967 Francisco de Borbón y de la Torre
b. 16 Jan 1882, d. 6 Dec 1952, consort 21 Aug 1907 - 6 Dec 1952.
V Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, 5th Duke of Seville
b. 16 Nov 1943, d. 20 May 2025		22 Oct 1968 [1] – 20 May 20251. Countess Beatrice Wilhelmine Paula von Hardenberg {de}
b. 28 Jun 1947, d. 14 Mar 2020, [2] consort 7 Jul 1973 - 30 Jun 1989 (divorced).
2. Isabelle Karanitsch
b. 23 Nov 1959, consort 19 Oct 1991 - 17 Jun 1993 (divorced).
3. María de los Ángeles de Vargas-Zúñiga y Juanes
b. 19 Nov 1954, consort 2 Sep 2000 - 20 May 2025.
VIOlivia de Borbón y Hardenberg, 6th Duchess of Seville
b. 6 April 1974		20 May 2025 – present [1] Julián Porras-Figueroa y Toledano
b. 1982, consort 20 May 2025 - present.

Line of succession

Sources

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. ↑ "Death of Beatrice von Hardenberg". St-lazarus.net. Retrieved 10 January 2021.


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