Duke de Galliera - Italian noble title. It was created in 1812 by the French Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte for Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807–1876), the eldest daughter of Eugene Beauharnais, 1st Duke of Leuchtenberg (1781–1824), and Princess Augusta of Bavaria (1788–1851). Josephine Leuchtenberg was the granddaughter of Josephine Beauharnais , the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Josephine Leuchtenberg from 1823 was married to the Swedish Crown Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1799-1859), the future king of Sweden and Norway, Oscar I.
The name of the ducal title comes from the name of the Italian commune of Gallera (region Emilia-Romagna , province of Bologna ). Napoleon granted Josephine the Leichetenberg Palazzo Caprara to Bologna in 1807 , which was renamed the Palazzo Galliera.
In 1837, after 10 years of negotiations, the Swedish crown prince Oscar Bernadotte sold the ducal title to the Italian politician and philanthropist , Marquis Raffaele Luigi de Ferrari (1803-1876) from Genoa. The following 1838, he received the title of Duke de Gallier from Pope Gregory XVI . In 1839, the Sardinian king Carl Albert confirmed the ducal title for the Marquis of Raffaele de Ferrari, giving him the title of Prince de Luchedio.
From his marriage to Maria Brignole-Sale (1811–1888), Rafaele de Ferrari had three children, two of whom died young and childless. The third, the famous philatelist Philippe de Ferrari (1850-1917), renounced his rights to inherit the ducal title.
In 1877, after the death of her husband, Maria Brignole-Sale , a famous Orleanist, bequeathed her Italian lands and title to Antoine of Orleans, Duke de Montpensier (1824–1890), the youngest son of Louis Philippe I , King of France. After the death of the Duchess in 1888, Prince Antoine of Orleans received from the King of Italy Umberto I the title of Duke de Galliera. Since then, the title of the Duke de Gallier belongs to the Orleans branch of the Spanish Royal Bourbon family, although the lands of the duchy were sold by Prince Antonio of Orleans, 4th Duke of Gallier, in 1920 .
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Dukes of Bernadotte-Leuchtenberg
| Name | Portrait | Date of Birth | Marriage | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josephine 1812-1837 | March 14, 1807 Milan the eldest daughter of Eugenie Beauharnais and Princess Augusta of Bavaria | June 19, 1823 Stockholm 5 children | June 7, 1876 Stockholm 69 years old | |
| Oscar 1823-1837 | July 4, 1799 Paris the only son of Charles XIV Johan of Sweden and Desiree Clary | July 8, 1859 Stockholm 60 years |
Dukes of Ferrari Brignole-Sale
| Name | Portrait | Date of Birth | Marriage | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raffaele de Ferrari 1838-1876 | July 6, 1803 Genoa son of Andrea de Ferrari and Libya Ignacia Pallavichino | 1828 3 children | November 23, 1876 Genoa 73 years | |
| Maria de Brignole-Sale 1876-1888 | April 5, 1811 Genoa daughter of Antoine Brignole-Sale, Marquise di Groppoli, and Artemisia Negrone from Genoa | December 9, 1888 Genoa 76 years |
Dukes of Orleans
| Name | Portrait | Date of Birth | Marriage | Date of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Antoine 1888-1890 | July 31, 1824 Chateau de Neuilly , Neuilly-sur-Seine fifth son of Louis Philippe I of Orleans and Maria Amalia of Naples | Louise Fernanda of Spain October 10, 1846 Madrid 10 children | February 4, 1890 Palacio de Orleans-Bourbon , Sanlúcar de Barrameda 65 years | |
| Infant Antonio 1890-1930 | February 23, 1866 Seville the only surviving son of Antoine and the Infanta of Louise Fernanda of Spain | Infanta Eulalia Spanish March 6, 1886 Madrid 3 children | December 24, 1930 Paris 64 years | |
| Infant Alfonso 1930-1975 | November 12, 1886 Madrid the eldest son of Infanta Antonio and Infanta Eulalia of Spain | Beatrice Saxe-Coburg-Gotha July 15, 1909 Church of St. Augustine, Coburg 3 children | August 6, 1975 Sanlúcar de Barrameda 88 years | |
| Infant Alvaro 1975-1997 | April 20, 1910 Coburg the eldest son of Infanta Alfonso and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha | Carla Parody-Delfino July 10, 1937 Rome 4 children | August 22, 1997 Monte Carlo 87 years | |
| Don Alfonso 1997 - present | January 5, 1968 Santa Cruz de Tenerife the eldest son of Don Alonso de Orleans-Bourbon and Parody Delfino and Emilia Ferrara-Pignatelli | Veronik Goeders March 28, 1994 Paris one son | living |
Links
- History of the Duchy of Galliera.
- Dominique Paoli, Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Princes of Orleans, 1848-1918, Artena, 2006, p. 248. 248.
- Duke of Galliera Escapes. Appears in Italy from Madrid, where King was his Guardian. The New York Times. September 12 1919.
- Franco Ardizzoni, 'Il Ducato di Galliera, Dalle terre della' bassa 'all'Europa'