His Excellency Don Jaime de Marichalar and Saens de Tejada ( Spanish: Excelentísimo Señor Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada ; born April 7, 1963 , Pamplona , Navarra , Spain ) is the former husband of the eldest daughter of the King of Spain, Juan Carlos I Infanta Elena . Since 2007, the couple stopped living together. The marriage was officially dissolved on January 21, 2010.
| His Excellency Don Jaime de Marichalar and Saens de Tejada | ||||||
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| Excelentísimo Señor Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada | ||||||
| Date of Birth | April 7, 1963 (56 years old) | |||||
| Place of Birth |  Pamplona , Navarra , Spain | |||||
| Nationality | Spain | |||||
| Occupation | , , | |||||
| Father | Amalio de Marichalar and Bruguera, 8 Count of Ripald | |||||
| Mother | Maria de la Concepcion Saens de Tejada and Fernandez de Bobadilla | |||||
| Spouse | Her Royal Highness Dona Elena Maria Isabelle Domenica de Silos de Bourbon and Gresia, Infanta of Spain, Duchess de Lugo (former, 1995-2010) | |||||
| Children | Son: Don Felipe Froilan de Todos los Santos de Marichalar and de Bourbon Daughter: Dona Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar and de Bourbon | |||||
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The younger brother of the traveler Alvaro Marichalara.
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 family
- 3 Titles
- 4 Awards
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
He studied at the Jesuit College in Burgos , the Jesuit College of St. Stanislav de Kostka in Madrid at the Yago School in Dublin ( Ireland ). He studied economics at the private Madrid Higher School of Marketing (Escuela Superior de Estudios de Marketing, ESEM) with a degree in Entrepreneurship and Marketing . In 1986, he completed internships in various financial organizations in Paris . After a year of work in the global financial market sector, he was appointed Senior Advisor to the Managing Director of Crédit Suisse First Boston in Madrid. He was an adviser to Sociedad General Inmobiliaria [1] and president of the Winterthur Foundation (engaged in cultural projects).
Since 1995 - Member of the Royal Seville Riding Society ( Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla ), an aristocratic club founded in 1670 . [2] [3] Member of the National Olympic Committee of Spain. [four]
Family
March 18, 1995 in the Seville Cathedral was married to Her Royal Highness Infanta Don Elena .
They have two children:
- His Excellency don Felipe Juan Froilan de Todos los Santos de Marichalar and de Bourbon, Grand of Spain (born July 17, 1998 )
- Her Excellency Dona Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar and de Bourbon, Grand of Spain (born September 9, 2000 )
On November 13, 2007, the royal court announced the separation of the dukes de Lugo [5] [6] . The announced divorce is the first in the history of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, which have occupied the Spanish throne since the beginning of the 18th century . [5]
Titles
Coat of arms of the Duke de Lugo from 1995 to 2010
Coat of arms since 2010 (after the divorce)
After the wedding with the daughter of the king, he was granted the title of His Excellency the Duke of Lugo as a consort. However, after the divorce, he lost this title. He was a grand of Spain.
Rewards
- Cavalier of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic ( June 27, 1996 , Italy ) [7]
Notes
- ↑ 20minutos.es - El dueño de varios centros comerciales de Madrid y Barcelona duplica beneficios tras fichar al Duque de Lugo. (Spanish)
- ↑ www.elmundo.es ¿Debe trabajar Marichalar ?. (Spanish)
- ↑ elmundo.es El enlace de Elena de Borbón superará en boato a los de sus tías Pilar y Margarita (Spanish)
- ↑ An exhibition of Olympic symbols opened in Madrid
- ↑ 1 2 Daughter of the Spanish king intends to divorce her husband
- ↑ ABC.es “Zarzuela anuncia el cese temporal de la convivencia matrimonial de los Duques de Lugo” (Spanish)
- ↑ Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana SE Jaime de Marichalar (Italian)