María Margarita Vargas Santaella
Heiress
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Marie-Marguerite de Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou[1][2][3][4] (née María Margarita Vargas Santaella; born 21 October 1983) is a Venezuelan-born heiress and wife of Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, the Legitimist pretender to the defunct kingdom of France.
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| Marie-Marguerite de Bourbon | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Anjou | |
Marie-Marguerite in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, 2015 | |
| Consort of the Legitimist pretender to the French throne | |
| Tenure | 6 November 2004 – present |
| Born | María Margarita Vargas Santaella 21 October 1983 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Eugenia de Borbón Louis Alphonse Henri |
| Father | Víctor José Vargas Irausquín |
| Mother | Carmen Leonor Santaella Tellería |
Early life
María Margarita Vargas Santaella was born on 21 October 1983 in Caracas.[citation needed] Her father, Víctor José Vargas Irausquín, is the owner of Banco BOD or Banco Occidental de Descuento (BOD Bank or Western Bank of Discount - WBD).[5] Her mother is Carmen Leonor Santaella Tellería.[citation needed] She studied at the Colegio Merici de las Madres Ursulinas in Caracas and did her degree on pedagogy at the Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas.[citation needed]
Personal life
Wedding
She married Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou and Legitimist Pretender to the French throne, in a civil ceremony in Caracas on 6 November 2004 and in a religious ceremony the following day at the Church of St. Stanislaus of Krakovia in La Romana, Dominican Republic.[6][7]
Issue
The Duke and Duchess of Anjou are parents to four children:
- Princess Eugénie (Eugénie de Jésus; born on 5 March 2007 in Miami, Florida, United States).[8]
- Prince Louis (born on 28 May 2010 in New York City, United States).[9][10]
- Prince Alphonse (twin of the above; born on 28 May 2010 in New York City, United States).[9]
- Prince Henri (born on 1 February 2019 in New York City, United States).[11]
They currently live in Madrid, Spain.
Marie-Marguerite obtained French nationality in 2012.[4]