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Don Alfonso de Orleans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli, Duke of Galliera (born 2 January 1968), is a Spanish aristocrat and the founder of Racing Engineering, a Spanish racing team. He became the 7th Duke of Galliera in 1997.
- Don Alonso de Orleans-Borbón y Goeders
- 5 January 1968 (age 55), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
- 22 August 1997 – present
- Prince Álvaro
Afonso Maria Cristino Justo de Galliera ( Madrid, 28 de maio de 1912 – Monesterio, 18 de novembro de 1936 ), foi um príncipe francês da Casa de Orléans e Infante da Espanha, membro da familia real francesa e da família real espanhola .
- Early Life
- Aviation Career
- Marriage and Children
- Trip to North America
- Later Life
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Alfonso was born in Madrid, Spain, the elder son of Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera and his wife, Infanta Eulalia of Spain. On his paternal side he was a grandson of Antoine, Duke of Montpensier, while on his maternal side he was a grandson of Queen Isabella II of Spain. On 30 November 1886, in the Royal Palace of Madrid, he was baptised with the...
In 1906, Alfonso graduated from the Academia Militar de Toledo (Military Academy of Toledo). In 1910, he trained as a pilot in France. Upon returning to Spain, he successfully become one of the first and most distinguished aviators in the Spanish military. He served as chief of aerial operations for the 1925 amphibious landings at Al Hoceima in Mor...
On 15 July 1909, Alfonso married Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha "Princess Bee" (1884–1966), daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom). There was a civil ceremony in Schloss Rosenau, followed by a Catholic religious ceremony in St. Augustine's Church in Coburg, and finally a Pr...
In 1928, Alfonso visited North America accompanied by his wife and eldest son. The visit was intended to be a preliminary to a visit by King Alfonso XIII which never occurred. On 13 November they arrived in New York City, where they stayed at the home of General Cornelius Vanderbilt III. They were then the guests of Percy Rivington Pyne, II, at his...
Upon the death of his father in 1930, Infante Alfonso inherited the title of Duke of Galliera in the Italian nobility. In 1937, he renounced the title in favor of his son Álvaro and was therefore styled as Infante Alfonso of Orleans and Bourbon until his death. In 1975, Alfonso died of a heart attack at his palace in Sanlúcar de Barrameda. The Fund...
Viaje a los Estados Unidos de S.S.A.A.R.R. los infantes don Alfonso y doña Beatriz de Orleáns y su hijo el príncipe don Álvaro = Trip to the United States of Their R.H. the Infantes Don Alfonso y D...
Yusta Viñas, Cecilio. El Infante. From the website of the Fundación Infante de Orleans.Beatriz Leopoldina Vitória de Saxe-Coburgo-Gota (em inglês: Beatrice Leopoldine Victoria; 20 de abril de 1884 – 13 de julho de 1966) foi um membro da família real britânica, uma neta da rainha Vitória. [1] Mais tarde casou-se dentro da família real espanhola com o infante Afonso, Duque de Galliera. Era chamada de Bea na família.
- Beatriz Leopoldina Vitória
Afonso Maria Francisco Antônio Diogo (Madrid, 12 de novembro de 1886 – Sanlúcar de Barrameda, 6 de agosto de 1975), foi um príncipe francês da Casa de Orléans e Infante da Espanha, quinto Duque de Galliera e um renomado aviador militar espanhol. Biografia
The title reverted to the Church after Napoleon's defeat in 1815 and when Pope Gregory XVI bestowed it on the Ferraris in 1838, Marie Brignole-Sale, Marquise de Ferrari, decided to be known as the Duchesse de Galliera. Writers of the time refer to the couple as the richest people in the Empire, able to purchase mansions and palaces at will.
