House of Bourbon-Parma

The Bourbon-Parma line is an Italian collateral line of the Spanish Bourbons, tracing back to Philip, Infante of Spain (1720-1765), fourth son of King Philip V of Spain (1683-1746). In 1748, the Peace of Aachen, which ended the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), stipulated the transfer of the Italian duchies of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to Philip of Bourbon-Parma. This enabled the Spanish Bourbons to assert their claim to the inheritance of Elisabetta Farnese (1692-1766), the second wife of Philip V and mother of Philip of Bourbon-Parma, which had existed since 1731.

Key members include:

• Philip (1720-1765), son of Philip V of Spain and Elisabetta Farnese of Parma, 1748-1765 Duke of Parma

• Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (1741-1763), daughter of Philip of Bourbon-Parma and wife of the future Emperor Joseph II (1741-1790)
• Maria Luise of Bourbon-Parma (1751-1819), daughter of Philip of Bourbon-Parma and as wife of Charles IV. (1748-1819) Queen of Spain from 1788 to 1808
• Ferdinand of Bourbon-Parma (1751-1802), son of Philip of Bourbon-Parma, 1765-1802 Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla
• Caroline of Bourbon-Parma (1770-1804), daughter of Ferdinand, first wife of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759-1838), mother of the Saxon kings Frederick August II. (1797-1854) and Johann (1801-1873)
• Louis of Bourbon-Parma (1773-1803), son of Ferdinand, 1801-1803 King of Etruria

• Charles II Louis of Bourbon-Parma (1799-1883), son of Louis, 1803-1807 King of Etruria, 1815-1847 Duke of Lucca, 1847-1849 Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla

• Charles III of Bourbon-Parma (1823-1854), son of Charles II, 1849-1854 Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla

• Robert I. of Bourbon-Parma (1848-1907), son of Charles III., 1854-1860 Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla

• Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma (1870-1899), daughter of Robert I, Princess of Parma and Tsarina of Bulgaria
• Elias of Bourbon-Parma (1880-1959), son of Robert I.
• Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (1886-1934), son of Robert I, made famous by the Sixtus Affair 1917
• Francis Xavier of Bourbon-Parma (1889-1977), son of Robert I, 1952-1975 Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne

• Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma (1930-2010), son of Francis Xavier

• Carlos Xavier of Bourbon-Parma (* 1970), son of Carlos Hugo
• Jaime Bernardo of Bourbon-Parma (* 1972), son of Carlos Hugo

• Sixto of Bourbon-Parma (* 1940), son of Francis Xavier, since 1977 Carlist pretender to the Spanish throne

• Zita of Bourbon-Parma (1892-1989), daughter of Robert I and wife of Emperor and King Charles I (IV) of Austria-Hungary
• Felix of Bourbon-Parma (1893-1970), son of Robert I, married to Charlotte (Luxembourg)
• René of Bourbon-Parma (1894-1962), son of Robert I.

• Anna of Bourbon-Parma (1923-2016), Romanian noblewoman, wife of the last king of Romania
• Michel de Bourbon-Parma (1926-2018), French businessman and car racing driver.

• Alicia of Bourbon-Parma (1849-1935), daughter of Charles III, mother of Leopold Wölfling (1868-1935) and the Saxon Crown Princess Luise of Austria-Tuscany (1870-1947)

• Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Parma (1802-1857), daughter of Ludwig, second wife of Prince Maximilian of Saxony

• Maria Antonia of Bourbon-Parma (1774-1841)
• Charlotte of Bourbon-Parma (1777-1813)

The descendants of Felix and Charlotte are the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg, who, strictly speaking, must also be included in the House of Bourbon-Parma; the official title there is "Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, Prince of Bourbon-Parma" and the name there is "of Luxembourg-Nassau from the House of Bourbon-Parma" (see also the Grand Duke's large coat of arms).

Head of the family since 2010 is Carlos Xavier (* 1970), great-grandson of the last reigning duke.

See also

• Bourbon genealogical list
• List of the rulers of Parma
• Duchy of Parma
• Duchy of Guastalla
• Farnese