Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (28 July 1933 – 26 March 2020) was a member of a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family. She was a socialism activist. She earned the nickname "Red Princess", and a monarchist who supported the Carlist movement.
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| Born | 28 July 1933 Paris, French Third Republic | ||||
| Died | 26 March 2020 (aged 86) Cochin Hospital, Paris, France | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza | ||||
| Mother | Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset | ||||
| Occupation | Professor | ||||
In the 1960s and 1970s, Maria Teresa supported her brother, Carlos Hugo, in his fight to make the Spanish Carlist party more liberal.[1] She was supportive of André Malraux, François Mitterrand, Yasser Arafat and Hugo Chávez.
Maria Teresa died in Paris on 26 March 2020 of COVID-19, aged 86. She is the first royal to have died from the pandemic.[2][3] Her funeral took place on 27 August 2021 at Basilica di Santa Maria della Steccata in Parma.
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Chateau du Bostz, Princess María Teresa's childhood home
Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio
Order of Saint Louis (Parma) ribbon
Carlist Order of Prohibited Legitimacy ribbon
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References
- ↑ "The first royal dies of coronavirus". Royal Central. 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ↑ Schild, Darcy (28 March 2020). "A Spanish princess is the world's first royal to die from the coronavirus, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore". www.businessinsider.sg. Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ↑ Koenig, Marlene Eilers (2020-03-26). "Royal Musings: Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933-2020)". Royal Musings. Retrieved 2020-04-04.