Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
Duke of Parma
Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (Italian: Roberto Ugo di Borbone-Parma ; 7 August 1909 – 15 November 1974) was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and the pretender to the defunct throne of the Duchy of Parma between 1959 and 1974.
Life
Robert Hugo was born at the Weilburg Palace in Baden bei Wien , the second but eldest surviving son of Elias, Duke of Parma and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940). He succeeded his father Elias as head of the House of Bourbon-Parma upon his death in 1959, and maintained his style until his death in 1974 in Vienna . He died unmarried and without issue, and was succeeded by his agnatic half-uncle Xavier .
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Ancestors of Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
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Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma
Born: 1909 Died: 1974
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
— TITULAR — Duke of Parma 1959–1974Reason for succession failure: Annexed by Kingdom of Italy
Succeeded by
Princes of Parma
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