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| Der Herzog und die Herzogin von Kalabrien im Königspalast in Madrid, 2019.
Foto (c) Bekia. |
Heute feiern Prinz Pedro und Prinzessin Sofía von Bourbon-Beiden-Sizilien, Herzog und Herzogin von Kalabrien, ihren zwanzigsten Hochzeitstag!
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| Doña Sofía kommt mit ihrem Vater Don José Manuel Landaluce zur Hochzeit. |
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| Der Herzog von Noto kommt zur Hochzeit. |
Am 30. März 2001 heirateten Prinz Pedro, Herzog von Noto, und Doña Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo in der Kapelle des Real Club Puerto de Hierro in Madrid. Pater Marco Álvarez de Toledo y Marone, ein Enkel der spanischen Infantin Cristina, leitete die kirchliche Zeremonie. Don José Manuel Landaluce fungierte als Pate des Paares; Prinzessin Anne, Herzogin von Kalabrien, fungierte als Patin. Unter anderem nahmen an der Hochzeit der Prinz von Asturien (jetzt König Felipe VI. von Spanien), Infantin Elena und ihr Ehemann Don Jaime sowie Infantin Margarita und ihr Ehemann Dr. Carlos Zurita teil.
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| Pedro und Sofía. |
Born in 1968, Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, was the only son of Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife Princess Anne d’Orléans. Pedro’s paternal grandparents were Infante Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma. Pedro’s maternal grandparents were Prince Henri d’Orléans, Count of Paris, and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Bragança. Born in 1973, Doña Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo was the daughter of Don José Manuel Landaluce y Dominguez and his wife Doña Blanca Melgarejo y Gonzales. Sofía’s paternal grandparents were Don Francisco Landaluce y Asensio and Doña Manuela Dominguez. Sofía’s maternal grandparents were Don Carlos Melgarejo y Tordesillas (a son of the 5th Duke de San Fernando de Quiroga) and Doña Emilia Gonzáles y Gonzáles de Jonte. The marriage of the Duke of Noto and Doña Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo was the crowning of a loving relationship of almost ten years, which had began in 1991. Pedro and Sofía had known one another since they were teenagers. A strong bond formed between them formed: their romance commenced when Pedro was twenty-three and Sofía was eighteen. In 1993, the couple welcomed the arrival of their first child, a son: Jaime (now Duke of Noto). Pedro’s father Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, hoped for a royal bride for his only son and heir; therefore, paternal and dynastic approval for the couple to marry was not immediately forthcoming.
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| Pedro and Sofía with their son Jaime. |
Despite the lack of approval, Pedro and Sofía maintained their relationship. Sofía focused on raising their son Jaime, and Pedro regularly spent time with his beloved and their child. Over the years, Sofía won over her eventual father-in-law Carlos. The dedication of Pedro and Sofía to one another and their child, as well as their desire to be married, was ultimately victorious. Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, served as one of the witnesses to the couple when they married in 2001.
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| The Duke and Duchess of Calabria with their children, 2015. |
After their marriage, the Duke and Duchess of Noto had a further six children: Prince Juan (b.2003), Prince Pablo (b.2004), Prince Pedro (b.2007), Princess Sofia (b.2008), Princess Blanca (b.2011), and Princess Maria (b.2015). Although the children of the Notos were initially not considered to be dynasts, the Duke of Calabria decided after 2004 that the children of his son and daughter-in-law should, in fact (and rightfully so), be styled as Royal Highnesses and Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
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| The Duke and Duchess of Calabria arrive at the funeral of Infanta Alicia, 2017.
Photograph (c) Getty Images/Europa Press Entertainment. |
Im Jahr 2015 verstarb Pedros Vater Infante Carlos. Prinz Pedro wurde Oberhaupt des Königshauses Bourbon-Zwei Sizilien; er und seine Frau Sofía erhielten den Titel Herzog und Herzogin von Kalabrien. Im Jahr 2020 gab das Paar die Verlobung ihres ältesten Sohnes Prinz Jaime, Herzog von Noto, mit Lady Charlotte Lindesay-Bethune bekannt. Die Hochzeit war ursprünglich für Sommer 2021 geplant; aufgrund der weltweiten Coronavirus-Pandemie musste die Hochzeit jedoch verschoben werden.  |
| Der Herzog und die Herzogin von Kalabrien. |
Unsere Glückwünsche an Prinz Pedro und Prinzessin Sofía, Herzog und Herzogin von Kalabrien, zu ihrem 20. Hochzeitstag!
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