Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
Duke of Castel Duino
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Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino (born 10 February 1952) is the current head of the Castel Duino branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis.[1]
Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
| Prince Carlo Alessandro | |||||
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| Duke of Castel Duino | |||||
| Period | 17 March 1986 – present | ||||
| Predecessor | Raimundo | ||||
| Heir-Apparent | Prince Dimitri | ||||
| Born | 10 February 1952 Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France | ||||
| Spouse |
Veronique Lantz (m. 1976) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Dimitri Prince Maximilian Princess Constanza | ||||
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| House | Thurn and Taxis | ||||
| Father | Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino | ||||
| Mother | Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark | ||||
Family
Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.[2]
He is a maternal second cousin of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, through their shared great-grandparents, King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born a Grand Duchess of Russia.
Marriage and issue
Carlo Alessandro married Veronique Lantz, daughter of Gérard Lantz and Monique Rachet, on 10 February 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[2] They have three children:[citation needed]
- Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977)[3] m. 2017 Jonkvrouw Elinor de Pret Roose de Calesberg (b. 1981)[4]
- Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)[citation needed]
- Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)[citation needed]
Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle in the Province of Trieste, Italy.
Ancestry
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