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
Duke of Segovia, Duke of Anjou
Head of the Capetian dynasty
Tenure28 February 1941 – 20 March 1975
PredecessorAlfonso XIII of Spain
SuccessorAlfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
Born(1908-06-23)23 June 1908
Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia, Spain
Died20 March 1975(1975-03-20) (aged 66)
St. Gall Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Burial
El Escorial, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
Spouse
(m. 1935; div. 1947)
    Charlotte Tiedemann
    (m. 1949)
    IssueAlfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
    Gonzalo, Duke of Aquitaine
    Names
    Don Jaime Leopoldo Isabelino Enrique Alejandro Alberto Alfonso Víctor Acacio Pedro Pablo María de Borbón-Segovia y Battenberg
    and
    Jacques Léopold Isabellin Henri Alexandre Albért Alphonse Victor Acace Pierre Paul Marie de Bourbon
    HouseBourbon
    FatherAlfonso XIII of Spain
    MotherVictoria Eugenie of Battenberg
    ReligionRoman Catholic
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