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==Life and family==
==Life and family==
He was born in [[Madrid]], as the third and last son of [[Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera]] (elder son of [[Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera]], and of [[Infanta Eulalia of Spain]]) and [[Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (youngest daughter of [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], and of [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]).<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10446.htm#i104456 The Peerage&nbsp;– Ataúlfo of Orleans]</ref>
He was born in [[Madrid]], as the third and last son of [[Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera]] (elder son of [[Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera]], and of [[Infanta Eulalia of Spain]]) and [[Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]] (youngest daughter of [[Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]], and of [[Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia]]).<ref>[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10449.htm#i104488;– Ataúlfo of Orleans]</ref>


Although he was not made an [[Infante]] like his eldest brother, [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]] gave him and his other brother Alfonso the same priviliges and honours. His godparents were [[Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Infante Carlos of the Two-Sicilies]], and [[Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)|Isabella de Borbón]]. Prince Ataúlfo was a student at [[Sandroyd School]] in [[Wiltshire]].
Although he was not made an [[Infante]] like his eldest brother, [[Alfonso XIII of Spain|Alfonso XIII]] gave him and his other brother Alfonso the same priviliges and honours. His godparents were [[Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Infante Carlos of the Two-Sicilies]], and [[Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851–1931)|Isabella de Borbón]]. Prince Ataúlfo was a student at [[Sandroyd School]] in [[Wiltshire]].

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Ataúlfo de Órleans
Prince Ataúlfo in uniform of the Spanish Air Force, 1942
Born(1913-10-20)20 October 1913
Madrid
Died8 October 1974(1974-10-08) (aged 60)
Málaga
Names
Ataúlfo Carlos Isabelo Alejandro de Órleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha
HouseOrléans-Galliera
FatherInfante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera
MotherPrincess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Ataúlfo of Órleans (20 October 1913 – 8 October 1974), was a Spanish prince, the youngest son of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera and Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom. He was President of Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro from 1962 to 1966.[1]

Life and family

He was born in Madrid, as the third and last son of Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera (elder son of Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera, and of Infanta Eulalia of Spain) and Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (youngest daughter of Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia).[2]

Although he was not made an Infante like his eldest brother, Alfonso XIII gave him and his other brother Alfonso the same priviliges and honours. His godparents were Infante Carlos of the Two-Sicilies, and Isabella de Borbón. Prince Ataúlfo was a student at Sandroyd School in Wiltshire.

When the Spanish Civil War broke out, Prince Ataúlfo volunteered in the Condor Legion, the German volunteer unit that was sent by Hitler to repel Communism in Spain.[3] Only him and two of his cousins, Luis Alfonso and José Eugenio of Bavaria (Prince Fernando of Bavaria's sons) represented the Spanish royal family in Francoist official acts, due to the pro-democratic views held by most of the royal family.

He died in Málaga the 8th of October 1974 as a result of a Pancreatitis.[4]

Titles, styles and honours

Honours

National honours

Styles

A young Ataúlfo (left) with his two brothers, Prince Alonso and Infante Álvaro

Coat of arms

Ancestry

Notes and sources

  1. ^ Gómez Laínez, Mariola: El Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro. Ediciones El Viso (2010)
  2. ^ Ataúlfo of Orleans
  3. ^ [1] Real Academia de la Historia
  4. ^ [2] ABC: Hemeroteca
  5. ^ [3] Real decreto concediendo la Gran Cruz de la Real y Distinguida Orden de Carlos III al Serenísimo Señor Príncipe Don Ataulfo de Orleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha
Prince Ataúlfo of Orléans
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 20 April 1910 Died: 22 August 1997