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| Infante Antonio | |||||
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| Duke of Galliera | |||||
| Tenure | 4 July 1890 – 24 December 1930 | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Antoine | ||||
| Successor | Infante Alfonso | ||||
| Born | (1866-02-23)23 February 1866 Seville, Spain | ||||
| Died | 24 December 1930(1930-12-24) (aged 64) Paris, France | ||||
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| Issue | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera Luís Fernando de Orleans y Borbón | ||||
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| House | Orléans-Galliera | ||||
| Father | Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain | ||||
Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera (Antonio Maria Luis Felipe Juan Florencio de Orleans y Borbón; 23 February 1866 – 24 December 1930), was a member of theSpanish andFrench royal families. He was the son ofPrince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, andInfanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain. Infante Antonio was a grandson of KingLouis Philippe I of France on his father's side and KingFerdinand VII of Spain on his mother's side.
Antonio was the only surviving son ofPrince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, and his wifeInfanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain. Through his father, he was a grandson of KingLouis Philippe I of France and his wife PrincessMaria Amalia of the Two Sicilies. Through his mother, he was a grandson of KingFerdinand VII of Spain and his wife PrincessMaria Christina of the Two Sicilies.
Antonio was born inSeville, shortly before the end of the reign of his aunt QueenIsabella II of Spain. Due to theGlorious Revolution of 1868 which chased his family fromSpain, he spent most of his childhood abroad. Yet his ambitious and liberal father Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, had some relations with the revolutionaries who forced him to flee his country of adoption. In fact, the uprising was prepared with his money and he hoped to be elected king in exchange. However, the attempt failed and the banishment of theHouse of Orléans was confirmed by the Spanish interim government.
In December 1874, the coup of GeneralArsenio Martínez Campos allowed for the restoration of the Spanish monarchy and the youngAlfonso XII was made king following the renunciation of his mother. A few months later, the Orléans were pardoned and Antonio went to live with his family in Seville in Palacio San Telmo. In 1878, King Alfonso XII married Antonio's older sisterMercedes, and the reconciliation of the Spanish Orléans and Bourbons was complete.
On 6 March 1886 inMadrid, Antonio married his cousinInfanta Eulalia of Spain, the daughter of QueenIsabella II of Spain and her husbandFrancis, Duke of Cádiz.[1]
Antonio and Eulalia had two sons:
Antonio's marriage gave him the opportunity to play some official role in the court in Madrid. In 1892, he participated in his wife's trip toCuba and theUnited States for the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of America byChristopher Columbus. Antonio, however, was fickle and extravagant, while his wife was a strong and cultured woman who refused to bear the humiliations caused by her husband. They separated shortly after they returned to Spain from the United States. On 31 May 1901, they signed a legal separation before the Spanish Consul General in Paris.[2]
In 1895, KingUmberto I of Italy recognised Antonio as the heir of the title Duke of Galliera. The legitimate heir of the title,Philipp von Ferrary (1850–1917) refused to use it and Antonio brought forward his close relations with the family of the last Duchess of Galliera, Maria of Brignole-Sale (1812–1888) to obtain the title.
In 1900, Antonio met Marie-Louise Le Manac'h (1869–1949), widow of Simon Guggenheim (a Parisian businessman died in 1900, namesake of the American millionaireSimon Guggenheim), at theSavoy Hotel inLondon. Immediately seduced by the youngBreton, Antonio began a new love affair, public in London,Paris and Seville. However, he could not remain faithful even to his mistress, and in 1906 he grew weary of the woman he had gradually introduced in the high society. Antonio was not able to come out of this relationship completely unharmed since his mistress, furious at being dismissed, broke a few of his teeth by hitting him with her umbrella.
Throughout these years, Antonio lived an expensive lifestyle and squandered the family fortune while his wife, from whom he was separated, lived in relative poverty. In 1919, his excessive spending forced him to sell his land in his Italian duchy.
Antonio died in comparative poverty in Paris in 1930. His remains were transferred to the Pantheon of the Princes inEl Escorial.
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Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera Cadet branch of theHouse of Bourbon Born: 23 February 1866 Died: 24 December 1930 | ||
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