This announcement was published in the June 30, 2025, issue of the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE)
La sucesión como Duquesa de Sevilla, con Grandeza de España, ha sido solicitada por doña Olivia Enriqueta de Borbón Von Hardenberg, por fallecimiento de su padre, don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany, lo que se anuncia por el plazo de treinta días, contados a partir de la publicación de este edicto, a los efectos del artículo 6º del Real Decreto de 27 de mayo de 1912, en su redacción dada por Real Decreto 222/1988, de 11 de marzo, para que puedan solicitar lo conveniente los que se consideren con derecho al referido título.
This translates to:
The succession as Duchess of Seville, with Grandee of Spain, has been requested by Doña Olivia Enriqueta de Borbón Von Hardenberg, due to the death of her father, Don Francisco de Paula de Borbón y Escasany, which is announced for a period of thirty days, counting from the publication of this edict, for the purposes of article 6 of the Royal Decree of May 27, 1912, in its wording given by Royal Decree 222/1988, of March 11, so that those who consider themselves entitled to the aforementioned title may request what is appropriate.
Madrid, June 20, 2025.- The Director, Elisa Carolina de Santos.
Since October 2006, the eldest child has been the heir to a Spanish peerage; however, it is still possible for others, such as a younger brother, to request the right to succeed.
This may be the case for the succession to the dukedom of Seville, which was created in 1823 by King Fernando VII for his nephew, Infante Enrique of Spain.
Francisco de Paula Enrique de Borbón y Escasany, who died on May 20, 2025, was the 5th Duke of Seville. He held the title from October 22, 1968, until his death. He inherited the dukedom after his father, Don Fernando, renounced his rights to the title, allowing Francisco to apply for the dukedom.
Don Fernando's mother, Doña Enriqueta de Borbón y Parade, 4th Duchess of Seville, died in 1967.
Before his death, the late duke stated that he wanted his son, Don Francisco, to succeed him mainly due to the tradition of male primogeniture and the title's connection to the Military Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. Don Francisco is the Order's Grand Master.
Don Francisco has thirty days to petition for the right to succeed his father. He recently told the Spanish press: "Olivia and I laugh at this show they're trying to put on. I assure you that our family will never be torn apart by this issue (of the Duchy of Seville), and this will end considering the love we have for each other and how united we are."
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6 comments:
Being the eldest child, she should altomatically become the next holder, over her younger brother. If in her father's lifetime, he renounced it for his son, with the Kings approval, that would be a different story.
Spanish peerages are to the eldest child first over Males then females.
No, the holder’s wishes are irrelevant. The late Duke could not have renounced the title to a younger child. Not legally possible.
Ok that would be interesting. So in due course with the Spanish dukes of the Wellesley family was succeeded during the Late Duke's lifetime, with the King of Spain approval. Now, his eldest child is his son, who is presently a Marquess. Now his eldest child is a daughter, then a son. So that will be interesting to see how the unfolds.
In the past, a successor renounced for their younger sibling. Though this is all before the changes in the 21st century in the Kingdom of Spain.
The Duke of Wellington‘s eldest son continues to be styled as the ear of Mornington rather than Marquess of Douro. In the distant future, the Spanish title will pass to May and not her younger twin brother this would be after the deaths of her grandfather and father.
Yes, it happened with the Dukedom of Ciudad Rodrigo, the Spanish title of the Duke of Wellington. As you said, when the Duke died, the successor renounced to apply to succeed. But that is different to a holder renouncing a title to a younger child.
In the Sevilla case, the eldest daugther could renounce to apply, which has not happened. But renouncing in life to a younger child or appointing a successor has always been illegal. Nothing to domwith changed in the XXI century.
Thanks Manuel, the new changes to Spanish Peerage rules are quite interesting and glad that the King has finally granted some new peerages.
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