Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Don Alonso de Borbon to marry Belgian countess



Don Alonso Juan de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatelli dei Principi di Strongoli born July 15, 1994 in Neuilly, Paris. the only child of Don Alfonso Francesco de Orléans-Borbón y Ferrara-Pignatlli, 7th Duke of Galliera (1968), and Véronique Jeanne Simone Georges Bernadette Goeders (1970).  His parents married in March 1994 in Paris. They were divorced six years later.   

Don Alfonso is the elder of two sons of Don Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón y Parodi-Delfino, 6th Duke of Galliera (1941-1975) and  Donna Emilia Ferrara-Pignatelli dei Principi di Strongoli (1940-1999).  He is a 1991 graduate of Bentley University in Boston.  In 1998, he founded Racing Engineering, a successful car racing firm.

Don Alonso's higher education is European-based. His Bachelor's degree in Psychology is from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. This was followed by a Master of Science (Work and Organizational Psychology) from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. He recently completed his Ph.D. with HEC Lausanne—The Faculty of Business and Economics of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland), specializing in Organizational Behavior Studies.

Countess Charlotte de Liedekerke was born in 1997.  She is the daughter of Count Benoit de Liedekerke de Pailhe and Caroline Vinel.  For sixteen months,  she was an Executive Assistant  with The Independents, a Paris-based "global marketing and communications group for industry leaders across luxury and lifestyle."  She left the position in May 2023 as she was in the final year of a master's program at Esade's Business & Law School in Barcelona.  She received her Master's in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in July.  She also has a BA in International Hospitality Management.

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https://www.bentley.edu/magazine/life-in-fast-lane

http://www.racing-engineering.com/


The wedding of Donna Carla Parodi-Delfino and HRH Infante Don Alvaro of Orléans-Borbon (Marlene Koenig Collection)

August 1994: the baptism of Don Alonso de Orléans-Borbon:  Don Alvaro, Don Alonso, Veronique Goeders (holding Don Alonso), and Alonso's maternal grandparents, Don Enzo and Donna Francesca Ferrara-Pignatelli 

Donna Emilia,  Veronique & great-grandmother, Donna Carla

Veronique Goeders and her infant son Alonso

Don Alfonso holding his son, Alonso, and Alfonso's grandfather, HRH Infante Don Alvaro

Alonso in his christening robe

Donna Emilia with her grandson  (All baptism photos courtesy of the late Donna Emilia which were sent to me shortly after Alonso's baptism)

Alonso is a descendant of Queen Victoria:

Victoria - Alfred - Beatrice - Alvaro - Alfonso - Alonso


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