Infante Alvaro, Duke of Galliera
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Infante Alvaro de Orleans in his father's arm.
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| Duke of Galliera | |||||
| Tenure | 14 July 1937 – 22 August 1997 | ||||
| Predecessor | Infante Alfonso | ||||
| Successor | Don Alfonso | ||||
| Born |
20 April 1910 Coburg |
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| Died | 22 August 1997 (aged 87) Monte Carlo |
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| Spouse | Carla Parodi Delfino (1937- | ||||
| Issue | Doña Gerarda de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi Delfino Don Alonso de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi Delfino Doña Beatriz de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi Delfino Don Alvaro Jaime de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi Delfino |
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| House | Orléans-Galliera | ||||
| Father | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera | ||||
| Mother | Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Alvaro Antonio Fernando Carlos Felipe de Orleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha |
Álvaro Antonio Fernando Carlos Felipe de Orleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha, Prince of the Royal House of France, Duke of Galliera (20 April 1910 – 22 August 1997) was the 6th Duke of Galliera.
He was born at Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, German Empire. The first son of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera (elder son of Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera and of Infanta Eulalia of Spain) and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (youngest daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia).
Prince Alvaro, succeeded to the title of Duke of Galliera on 14 July 1937. He died at the age of 87, making him the last surviving child of Infante Alfonso and Princess Beatrice, as well the last surviving grandchild of Prince Alfred and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna.
As his son Alonso died in 1975 at the age of 34, his grandson Alfonso inherited the Dukedom of Galliera.
Prince Alvaro married Carla Parodi-Delfino (born 13 December 1909 in Milan, Italy, died 27 July 2000 in Sanlúcar, Spain), daughter of Leopoldo Girolamo Parodi-Delfino, Senator of the Kingdom of Italy, and Lucie Henny, on 10 July 1937 at Rome, Italy.
They had four children:
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