Duke of Syracuse
| Dukedom of Syracuse | |
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| Creation date | 18 February 1940 |
| Created by | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria |
| First holder | Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Present holder | Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Heir apparent | Isabel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias[1] |
Duke of Syracuse (Spanish: Duque de Siracusa) is a Spanish–Duosicilian royal title that was created in 1940 in the defunct Peerage of the Two Sicilies by Infante Alfonso, heir to the throne of the Two Sicilies, for his newborn daughter Princess Inés.[2][3] It makes reference to the city of Syracuse in the former Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Although the original denomination was Count of Syracuse, it was elevated to a dukedom by the grantor.
Due to its nature as a title in the peerage of the Two Sicilies (ruled by the Spanish royal family and hence adhering to some Spanish customs) it follows the Spanish rules of succession, and so the heir apparent is female, the eldest child of Princess Inés, Isabel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 10 April 1966), whose namesake godmother was Infanta Isabel Alfonsa.[4]
Isabel de Morales married Joaquín Galán y Otamendi on 23 September 1995 in Toledo, Spain.[5] The couple have two children:
- Inés Galán de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 3 January 2000).[6] Second in line to the Dukedom.
- Carlota Galán de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias.[7] Third in line to the Dukedom.
Dukes of Syracuse[edit]
- 1940–present Princess Inés, Duchess of Syracuse
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ El Mundo: Inés de Borbón, la princesa que no tenía patrimonio (La primogénita de Inés, quien heredará el ducado de Siracusa, es Isabel, que está casada con Joaquín Galán y Otamendi, EN: The heir of Inés who will inherit the Dukedom of Syracuse is Isabel, who is married to Joaquín Galán y Otamendi)
- ^ RAH: Alfonso de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Borbón
- ^ ABC Hemeroteca: Matrimonio de S.A.R Doña Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias con Don Luis Morales y Aguado
- ^ Isabel de Morales y Borbón
- ^ thepeerage.com: Isabel Ana Maria de Morales y de Borbón was born on 10 April 1966 at Madrid, Spain. She is the daughter of Don Luis de Morales y Aguado and Inés Maria Alice di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie. She married Joaquin Galan y Otamendi on 23 September 1995 at Toledo, Spain
- ^ Dinastías: Inés Galán de Morales
- ^ Dinastías: Carlota Galán de Morales
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