Elias, Duke of Parma
| Elias | |
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| Duke of Parma | |
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| Head of House of Bourbon-Parma | |
| Reign | 7 January 1950 – 27 June 1959 |
| Predecessor | Duke Joseph |
| Successor | Duke Robert Hugo |
| Born |
23 July 1880 Biarritz |
| Died | 27 June 1959 (aged 78) Friedberg |
| Burial | Mönichkirchen |
| Spouse | Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria |
| Issue | Princess Elisabetta Prince Carlo Princess Maria Francesca Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma Prince Francesco Princess Giovanna Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria Princess Maria Cristina |
| House | Bourbon-Parma |
| Father | Robert I, Duke of Parma |
| Mother | Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Italian: Elia di Borbone-Parma; 23 July 1880 – 27 June 1959) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma between 1950 and 1959. From 1907 to 1950 he served as regent for the claims of his two older disabled brothers.
Elias was born at Biarritz, the youngest son of the deposed Duke Robert I of Parma and his first wife Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies).
Despite the loss of the throne, His father Robert enjoyed considerable wealth. They owned castles at Schwarzau am Steinfeld near Vienna in Austria, Villa Pianore near Viareggio in Italy, and the magnificent Château de Chambord in France (up until its confiscation in World War I).
On 25 May 1903 at Vienna, Elias married Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940), daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and a niece of Queen Maria Cristina of Spain. Elias and Maria Anna had eight children:
Through his fourth daughter, Princess Alicia, he is great-grandfather of Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria, one of two claimants to the thone of the Two Sicilies.
In 1907 Elias' father Robert died and was succeeded in his ducal claims of Parma by his son Enrico who was mentally disabled. Less than four months later the Grand Marshal of the Austrian court declared Enrico and five of his siblings legally incompetent. Elias became regent for Enrico's claims and guardian for his disabled siblings.
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