Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino

Raimondo, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (16 March 1907 – 17 March 1986) was the son of Alessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino and Princess Marie de Ligne.[1]

Raimondo
Duke of Castel Duino
Period11 March 1937 – 17 March 1986
PredecessorAlessandro
SuccessorCarlo Alessandro
Born(1907-03-16)16 March 1907
Duino Castle, Austrian Littoral, Austria-Hungary
Died17 March 1986(1986-03-17) (aged 79)
Duino Castle, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Spouse
(m. 1949; div. 1965)
IssueCarlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
Names
Raimondo Alexander Maria Louis Lamoral
HouseThurn and Taxis
FatherAlessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino
MotherPrincess Marie de Ligne
ReligionRoman Catholic

Duke of Castel Duino

His father was naturalised in Italy in 1923 with the title Prince della Torre e Tasso and was also created Duke of Castel Duino. Raimundo succeeded as the 2nd duke of Castel Duino following the death of his father on 11 March 1937.

Marriage and issue

He was married to Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark on 28 November 1949 in Athens. They divorced on 11 May 1965, having had one son who succeeded Raimondo as the 3rd duke of Castel Duino.

Ancestry

References

  1. Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels volume 85 (1984).
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