Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
Infante Jaime of Spain, Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou (Spanish: Don Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María de Borbón-Segovia y Battenberg; French: Jacques Léopold Isabellin Henri Alexandre Albért Alphonse Victor Acace Pierre Paul Marie de Bourbon; 23 June 1908 – 20 March 1975), was the second son of Alfonso XIII, King of Spain and his wife Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg. He was born in the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso in Province of Segovia, and was consequently granted the non-substantive title of "Duke of Segovia", courtesy he held along with "Duke of Anjou" as the holder of the Legitimist claim to the French throne. Jaime was a great-grandchild of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.
Infante Jaime | |||||
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Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou | |||||
Head of the Capetian dynasty | |||||
Tenure | 28 February 1941 – 20 March 1975 | ||||
Predecessor | Alfonso XIII of Spain | ||||
Successor | Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz | ||||
Born | Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain | 23 June 1908||||
Died | 20 March 1975 66) St. Gall Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland | (aged||||
Burial | El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine | ||||
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House | Bourbon | ||||
Father | Alfonso XIII of Spain | ||||
Mother | Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |