Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou

Quick Facts

Full Name	Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
Occupation	Aristocrat
Date Of Birth	Apr 25, 1974(1974-04-25)
Age	50
Birthplace	Madrid
Country	France
Birth City	Madrid
Horoscope	Taurus

Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou Biography

Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou is one of the most popular and richest Aristocrat who was born on April 25, 1974 in Madrid, Madrid, France. As the senior male heir of Hugh Capet by traditional male-line primogeniture, he is often recognised as the “Head of the House of Bourbon”, and by Legitimist royalists as the rightful claimant to the French crown, being the senior agnatic descendant of King Louis XIV of France (ruled 1643–1715) through his grandson King Philip V of Spain.

Louis Alphonse’s parents separated in 1982, and their Catholic marriage was annulled in 1986. His mother has since remarried civilly twice; he had two stepsisters Mathilda (deceased) and Marella, and a stepbrother Frederick, all born before his mother’s marriage to Jean-Marie Rossi and a half-sister, Cynthia Rossi, born afterwards. On 7 February 1984, Louis Alphonse’s older brother Francisco died as the result of a car crash in which Louis Alphonse was also injured, although less so than their father, who was driving the automobile. From that date Louis Alphonse was recognised as the heir apparent to his father by the Legitimists. As such, he was given the additional title Duke of Bourbon on 27 September 1984 by his father. In 1987, the Spanish government declared that titles traditionally attached to the dynasty (such as the Dukedom of Cádiz) would henceforth be borne by its members on a lifetime only basis, forestalling Louis Alphonse from inheriting that grandeeship.

In addition to his Spanish citizenship, Louis Alphonse acquired French nationality through his paternal grandmother, Emmanuelle de Dampierre, also a French citizen. He attended the Lycée Français de Madrid, obtaining his COU in June 1992. He studied economics at the IESE Business School. He worked several years for BNP Paribas, a French bank in Madrid. Although he regularly visited France, where his mother lived for several years, he continued to live in Spain.

Louis’ father was elected by the French Society of the Cincinnati to be the representative of Louis XVI (leading to the resignation of the Count of Paris, who had represented the Admiral d’Orléans). On 16 June 1994, Louis Alphonse was elected to succeed his father as the representative of Louis XVI, whose military aid was instrumental to the independence of the United States of America.

Louis Alphonse was born in Madrid, the second son of Alfonso de Borbón, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, and of his wife María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco, eldest granddaughter of Francisco Franco. Alfonso was at that time the dauphin (using “Duke of Bourbon” as title of pretence) according to those who supported the claim of his father, Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia to the French throne. On 20 March 1975, the Infante Jaime (“Henri VI” by Legitimist reckoning) died. Alfonso then asserted his claim to be both Head of the House of Bourbon and Legitimist claimant to the throne of France and the Co- Principality of Andorra. As such, he took the title “Duke of Anjou”, and on 19 September 1981 gave Louis Alphonse the title Duke of Touraine.

Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou Net Worth

Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou is one of the richest Aristocrat from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The title “Duke of Anjou” was the last French title used by Philip V of Spain, in his capacity as a French prince, prior to his accession as Spanish king. It had long merged with the French crown, last granted by Louis XV to his grandson Louis XVIII of France in 1773. Since 1883, Legitimist pretenders use this style as a courtesy title. According to Legitimist usage, dynasts who are French nationals are accorded the style Prince of the Blood (prince du sang).

Louis Alphonse of Bourbon (Spanish: Luis Alfonso Gonzalo Víctor Manuel Marco de Borbón y Martínez-Bordiú, French: Louis Alphonse Gonzalve Victor Emmanuel Marc de Bourbon; born 25 April 1974, in Madrid) is a member of the Royal House of Bourbon, and Legitimist pretender to the defunct French throne as Louis XX.

On 30 January 1989, his father died in a skiing accident near Vail, Colorado. Later, in 1994 Louis Alphonse would receive 150 million pesetas following a lawsuit against Vail Associated, which owned the ski resort where the accident occurred. Louis Alphonse was recognised by some members of the Capetian dynasty as Chef de la Maison de Bourbon (Head of the House of Bourbon) and took the title Duke of Anjou, but not his father’s Spanish dukedom. He is considered the rightful pretender to the French throne by adherents of the Legitimist movement.

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He is expected to eventually succeed to the Dukedom of Franco, held by his mother Carmen Martínez-Bordiú, 2nd Duchess of Franco, since the succession of the title was officially confirmed in July 2018.

Facts & Trivia

Louis Ranked on the list of most popular Aristocrat. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou celebrates birthday on April 25 of every year.