Prince Ataúlfo of Orléans

Ataúlfo de Órleans
Prince Ataúlfo in uniform of the Spanish Air Force, 1942
Born	(1913-10-20)20 October 1913 Madrid
Died	8 October 1974(1974-10-08) (aged 60) Málaga
Names Ataúlfo Carlos Isabelo Alejandro de Órleans y Sajonia-Coburgo-Gotha
House	Orléans-Galliera
Father	Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera
Mother	Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Religion	Roman 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.

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).

Although he was not made an Infante like his eldest brother, Alfonso XIII gave him and his other brother Alonso 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. 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.

Titles, styles and honours

Honours

National honours

• House of Bourbon: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (1930)

Styles

• 20 October 1913 – 8 October 1974: His Royal Highness Prince Ataúlfo of Órleans

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

Coat of arms

• Heraldry of Prince Ataúlfo of Órleans
• 
  Arms of Ataúlfo de Órleans-Borbón,
  

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Ataúlfo of Orléans

8. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier 4. Infante Antonio, Duke of Galliera 9. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain 2. Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera 10. Infante Francisco de Asís of Spain 5. Infanta Eulalia of Spain 11. Isabella II of Spain 1. Ataúlfo of Órleans 12. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 6. Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 13. Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom 3. Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 14. Alexander II of Russia 7. Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 15. Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine