Peerage Record – 10109

     Maria de las Mercedes di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie was born on 23 December 1910 at Madrid, Spain^G. She was the daughter of Carlos Maria François di Borbone, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie and Louise Françoise Marie Laure d‘Orléans, Prince de France. She married Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg, Conde de Barcelona, son of Alfonso XIII de Borbón y Habsburgo, Rey de España and Victoria Eugénie Julia Ena Prinzessin von Battenberg, on 12 October 1935 at Rome, Italy^G.³ She died on 2 January 2000 at age 89.
     She gained the title of Principessa Maria de las Mercedes di Borbone delle Due Sicilie. She gained the title of Infanta de España.⁴ She was given the name of Maria de las Mercedes Cristina Januaria Isabel Luisa Carolina Victoria di Borbone at birth.¹

     Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España was born on 5 January 1938 at Rome, Italy^G.¹ He is the son of Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg, Conde de Barcelona and Maria de las Mercedes di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie. He married Sophía zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Queen of Spain, daughter of Pavlos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Friederike Prinzessin von Hannover, on 14 May 1962 at Athens, Greece^G.¹
     He gained the title of Principe Juan Carlos de España in 1969. He gained the title of Rey Juan Carlos I de España in 1975.¹ He was godfather for Consuelo Lily Balfour at her baptism on 18 March 1980 at Westminster Cathedral, London, England^G.³ He resigned as King of Spain on 19 June 2014.

     Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania was born on 9 January 1900 at Gotha, Thüringen, Germany^G.¹ She was the daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh. She married Alexander I Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia, son of Peter I Karageorgievich, King of Serbia and Zorka Ljubica Petrovic-Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro, on 8 June 1922 at Belgrade, Serbia^G.¹ She died on 22 June 1961 at age 61 at London, England^G.¹
     She gained the title of Princess Marie of Romania.² Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania also went by the nick-name of Mignon.²

     Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania was born on 12 October 1894 at Castle Pelesch, Sinaia, Romania^G.² She was the daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh. She married Georgios II zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Greece, son of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen, on 27 February 1921 at Bucharest, Romania^G.² She and Georgios II zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Greece were divorced on 6 July 1935 at Bucharest, Romania^G, on the grounds of desertion.³ She died on 14 November 1956 at age 62 at Cannes, France^G.²
     She gained the title of Princess Elisabetha of Romania.² After her marriage, Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania was styled as Queen Elisabetha of Greece on 27 September 1922.

     Carol II von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania was born on 15 October 1893 at Castle Pelesch, Sinaia, Romania^G.² He was the son of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh. He married, firstly, Joana Maria Valentina Lambrino, daughter of Colonel Constantin Lambrino and Euphrosine Alcatraz, on 31 August 1918 at Odessa, Ukraine^G. He married, secondly, Helen zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark, daughter of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen, on 10 March 1921 at Athens, Greece^G.² He and Helen zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Princess of Greece and Denmark were divorced on 21 June 1928 at Estoril, Portugal^G.³ He married, thirdly, Elena Lupescu, daughter of Nicolas Lupescu, on 3 June 1947 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil^G, in a civil marriage.⁴ Carol II and Elena were also married in a religious ceremony on 19 August 1947 at Lisbon, Portugal^G. He died on 4 April 1953 at age 59 at Villa Mar y Sol, Estoril, Portugal^G.²
     He gained the title of Prinz von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.³ His marriage to Joana Maria Valentina Lambrino was annulled on 8 January 1919 because the marriage was without permission.³ He gained the title of King Carol II of Romania on 8 June 1930.² He abdicated as King of Romania on 6 September 1940.⁵

     Georgios II zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of Greece was born on 1 August 1890 [20 Jul 1890 O.S.] at Tatoi, Greece^G.³ He was the son of Konstantinos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Sophie Dorothea Ulrike Alice Prinzessin von Preußen. He married Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania, daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh, on 27 February 1921 at Bucharest, Romania^G.³ He and Elisabetha Charlotte Josephine Alexandra Victoria von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania were divorced on 6 July 1935 at Bucharest, Romania^G, on the grounds of desertion.⁴ He died on 1 April 1947 at age 56 at The Royal Palace, Athens, Greece^G.³ He was buried at Tatoi, Greece^G.
     He gained the title of King Georgios II of the Hellenes on 27 September 1922.⁵ He was crowned King of the Hellenes on 27 September 1922.³ He abdicated as King of Greece on 24 March 1924 He left Greece when a republic was established.³ He was crowned King of the Hellenes on 3 November 1935.³ He abdicated as King of Greece on 23 April 1941 He left Greece as a result of the German invasion.³ He was crowned King of the Hellenes on 28 September 1946.³

     Alexander I Karageorgievich, King of Yugoslavia was born on 16 December 1888 at Cetinje, Montenegro^G.² He was the son of Peter I Karageorgievich, King of Serbia and Zorka Ljubica Petrovic-Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro. He married Marie von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania, daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh, on 8 June 1922 at Belgrade, Serbia^G.² He died on 9 October 1934 at age 45 at Marseilles, France^G, murdered by an assassin, while on a state visit.²
     He was acceded to the title of King of Serbia on 15 June 1903.² He gained the title of King Alexander I of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918.³ He was acceded to the title of King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovens on 24 November 1918.² He gained the title of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia in 1929.³ He was acceded to the title of King of Yugoslavia on 3 October 1929.²

     Sophía zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Queen of Spain was born on 2 November 1938 at Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece.³ She is the daughter of Pavlos I zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, King of the Hellenes and Friederike Prinzessin von Hannover. She married Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España, son of Juan Carlos Teresa Silvestre Alfonso de Borbón y Battenberg, Conde de Barcelona and Maria de las Mercedes di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, on 14 May 1962 at Athens, Greece^G.³
     She gained the title of Princess Sophía of Greece and Denmark.³ After her marriage, Sophía zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Queen of Spain was styled as Reina de España on 22 November 1975.² She gained the title of Reina Sophia de España on 19 June 2014.²

     Elena Maria Isabela Dominica de Silas de Borbón y Grecia, Infanta de España was born on 20 December 1963 at Madrid, Spain^G.¹ She is the daughter of Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España and Sophía zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Queen of Spain. She married Jaime de Marichalar y Saenz de Tejada, son of Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, Conde de Ripalda, on 18 March 1995 at Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain^G.³
     She gained the title of Duquesa de Lugo. She gained the title of Infanta de España.¹

     Cristina Federica Victoria de Borbón y Grecia, Infanta de España was born on 13 June 1965 at Madrid, Spain^G.³ She is the daughter of Juan Carlos Alfonso Victor Maria de Borbón y de Borbón, Rey de España and Sophía zu Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Queen of Spain. She married Don Iñaki Urdangarin Liebaert, son of Juan Maria Urdangarin Berriochoa and Claire Liebaert Courtain, on 4 October 1997 at Basicila Catheral, Barcelona, Spain^G.⁴
     She gained the title of Duquesa de Palma de Majorca. She gained the title of Infanta de España.¹