Duke of Castel Duino
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The Dukes of Castel Duino are a noble family in Italy descending from the Bohemian line of the Princely House of Thurn and Taxis.
History
[edit]The title was created along with the additional title of Principe della Torre e Tasso in 1934 for Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis following his naturalisation in the Kingdom of Italy. The second duke, Raimondo, married Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark a member of the Greek Royal Family.[1]
The seat of the family is Duino Castle in Duino in the Province of Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Dukes of Castel Duino (1934-present)
[edit]- Prince Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 1st Duke of Castel Duino (1881-1937), son of Prince Alexander Johann of Thurn and Taxis and Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg- Schillingsfürst
- Prince Raimondo della Torre e Tasso, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (1907-1986)
- Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino (born 1952)
The heir is Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 1977).
References
[edit]- ^ Genealogy of family della Torre e Tasso in: Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels band 85 (1984).