Pretenders to the throne of Parma

This is a list of pretenders to the throne of Parma, which was ruled by the House of Bourbon-Parma until 1859 when the ducal family escaped after the Italian national insurrection linked to the Second Italian War of Independence.

List of pretenders

Duke	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Robert I, Duke of Parma 1859–1907	100px	9 July 1848 Florence son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse of France	(1) Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies 5 April 1869 12 children (2) Maria Antonia of Portugal 15 October 1884 12 children	16 November 1907 Viareggio aged 63
Henry of Bourbon-Parma 1907–1939	100px	13 June 1873 Wartegg son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	16 November 1939 Pianore aged 66
Joseph of Bourbon-Parma 1939–1950	100px	30 June 1875 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	never married	7 January 1950 Pianore aged 75
Elias of Bourbon-Parma 1950–1959	100px	23 July 1880 Biarritz son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies	Maria Anna of Austria 25 May 1903 Vienna 8 children	27 June 1959 Friedberg aged 79
Robert (II) Hugo of Bourbon-Parma 1959–1974	100px	7 August 1909 Weilburg son of Elias of Bourbon-Parma and Maria Anna of Austria	never married	25 November 1974 Vienna aged 65
Xavier of Bourbon-Parma 1974–1977	100px	25 May 1889 Viareggio son of Robert I, Duke of Parma and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal	Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset 12 November 1927 Lignières 6 children	7 May 1977 Zizers aged 87
Carlos (IV) Hugo of Bourbon-Parma 1977–2010		8 April 1930 Paris son of Xavier of Bourbon-Parma and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset	Princess Irene of the Netherlands 29 April 1964 Rome 4 children	18 August 2010 Barcelona aged 80
Carlos (V) of Bourbon-Parma since 2010	-	27 January 1970 Nijmegen son of Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Irene of the Netherlands	Annemarie Gualthérie van Weezel 12 June 2010 Wijk bij Duurstede (civil) 3 children	incumbent

Line of succession

• Robert I (1848-1907)
  • Henry of Bourbon-Parma (1873-1939)
  • Joseph of Bourbon-Parma (1875-1950)
  • Elias of Bourbon-Parma (1880-1959)
    • Robert II of Bourbon-Parma (1909-1974)
  • Xavier of Bourbon-Parma (1889-1977)
    • Charles IV of Bourbon-Parma (1930-2010)
      • Charles V of Bourbon-Parma (born 1970)
        • (1). Prince Charles of Bourbon-Parma (born 2016)
      • (2). James, Count of Bardi (born 1972)
    • (3). Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma (born 1940)
  • Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893-1970), m. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
    • (4). John, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1921)
      • (5). Henry, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955)
        • (6). William, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1981)
        • (7). Prince Felix of Luxembourg (born 1984)
        • (8). Prince Louis of Luxembourg (born 1986)
          • (9). Prince Noah of Nassau (born 2007)
        • (10). Prince Sebastian of Luxembourg (born 1992)
      • (11). Prince John of Luxembourg (born 1957)
        • (12). Prince Constantine of Nassau (born 1988)
        • (13). Prince Wenceslaus of Nassau (born 1990)
        • (14). Prince Charles-John of Nassau (born 1992)
      • (15). Prince William of Luxembourg (born 1963)
        • (16). Prince Paul-Louis of Nassau (born 1998)
        • (17). Prince Leopold of Nassau (born 2000)
        • (18). Prince John of Nassau (born 2004)
    • Prince Charles of Luxembourg (1927-1977)
      • (19). Prince Robert of Luxembourg (born 1968)
        • (20). Prince Alexander of Luxembourg (born 1997)
        • (21). Prince Frederick of Luxembourg (born 2002)
  • Prince René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962)
    • Prince Jacques of Bourbon-Parma (1922-1964)
      • (22). Prince Philip of Bourbon-Parma (born 1949)
      • (23). Prince Alan of Bourbon-Parma (born 1955)
    • (24). Prince Michael of Bourbon-Parma (born 1926)
      • (25). Prince Eric of Bourbon-Parma (born 1953)
        • (26). Prince Michael of Bourbon-Parma (born 1989)
        • (27). Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma (born 1991)
      • (28). Prince Charles of Bourbon-Parma (born 1961)
        • (29). Prince Amaury of Bourbon-Parma (born 1991)
  • Prince Louis of Bourbon-Parma (1899-1967)
    • (30). Prince Rémy of Bourbon-Parma (born 1942)
    • (31). Prince John of Bourbon-Parma (born 1961)

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