Elias, Duke o Parma

Elias, Duke o Parma (Elia; 23 Julie 1880 – 27 Juin 1959) wis the head o the Parma branch o the Hoose o Bourbon. He wis "pretender" tae the defunct throne o Parma atween 1950 an 1959. Frae 1907 tae 1950 he served as regent for the claims o his twa older disabled brothers.

Elias o Parma
Duke o Parma
Head o the Bourbons o Parma
Tenure	7 January 1950 – 27 Juin 1959
Predecessor	Duke Joseph
Successor	Duke Robert Hugo
Born	23 Julie 1880(1880-07-23) Biarritz
Dee'd	27 Juin 1959(1959-06-27) (aged 78) Friedberg
Buirial	Mönichkirchen
Spouse	Maria Anna o Austrick
Issue	Princess Elisabetta Prince Carlo Princess Maria Francesca Robert Hugo, Duke o Parma Prince Francesco Princess Giovanna Infanta Alicia, Duchess o Calabrie Princess Maria Cristina
Full name Elias Roberto Carlo Maria di Borbone
Hoose	Bourbons o Parma
Faither	Robert I, Duke o Parma
Mither	Princess Maria Pia o the Twa Sicilies
Releegion	Roman Catholicism

Mairiage

On 25 Mey 1903 at Vienna, Elias mairit Maria Anna o Austrick, dochter o Airchduke Friedrich, Duke o Teschen an a niece o Queen Maria Cristina o Spain. Elias an Maria Anna haed echt childer.

Issue

1. Princess Elisabetta o Parma (17 Mairch 1904 – 13 Juin 1983) died unmairit.
2. Prince Carlo Luigi o Parma (22 September 1905 – 26 September 1912) died young.
3. Princess Maria Francesca o Parma (5 September 1906 – 20 February 1994) died unmairit.
4. Robert Hugo, Duke o Parma (7 August 1909 – 15 November 1974); he died unmarried.
5. Prince Francesco Alfonso o Parma (14 Juin 1913 – 29 Mey 1939) died unmairit.
6. Princess Giovanna Isabella o Parma (8 Julie 1916 – 1 November 1949); niver mairit, killed in a shooting accident in Spain.
7. Princess Alicia o Parma (13 November 1917 – 28 Mairch 2017); she mairit Infante Alfonso, Duke o Calabrie an haed childer.
8. Princess Maria Cristina o Parma (7 Juin 1925 – 1 September 2009) died unmairit.

External links

• Media relatit tae Elias, Duke o Parma at Wikimedia Commons