- Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo, 11th Duchess of Cadaval
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Princess Diana Duchess of Cadaval Duchess of Cadaval Predecessor Jaime III Álvares Pereira de Melo Designated heiress Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo Spouse Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou Full name Diana Mariana Vitória House House of Orléans Father Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo, 10th Duke of Cadaval Mother Claudine Tritz Born 25 July 1978
Geneva, SwitzerlandFrench Royal Family
OrléanistHRH The Count of Paris
HRH The Countess of Paris- HRH Princess Marie Isabelle
- HRH The Count of Clermont
- HRH Princess Blanche
- HRH The Duke of Vendôme
HRH The Duchess of Vendôme- HRH Prince Gaston
- HRH The Duke of Angoulême
HRH The Duchess of Angoulême- HRH Princess Thérèse
- HRH Prince Pierre
Extended royal familyPrincess Diana of Orléans, Duchess of Anjou, Duchess of Cadaval, née Diana Mariana Vitória Álvares Pereira de Melo (born Geneva, 25 July 1978) is a Portuguese noblewoman. She is the eldest daughter of Jaime III Álvares Pereira de Melo, 10th Duke of Cadaval's second marriage with Claudine Marguerite Marianne Tritz (born 1943).
She studied International Communication at the American University of Paris. She manages the Cadaval family properties: the Ducal Palace, in Évora, and the Muge estate.
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Succession
Dona Diana's father was married twice, but only the second marriage was a religious ceremony. When the duke died in 2001, the eldest daughters of both marriages disputed the family heritage:
- Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo (born 1936), eldest daughter of the duke's first (civil) marriage;
- Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo (born 1978), eldest daughter of the duke's second (religious) marriage.
Dom Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza recognized Diana as 11th Duchess of Cadaval (on a non-hereditary basis, as all Dukes of Cadaval in the past have been recognized during their lifetime), acting on the authority attributed to him post-monarchy by the Conselho de Nobreza (Council of the Nobility) as Head of the Royal House of Braganza. He granted to her eldest half-sister, Rosalinda, the new title of Duchess of Cadaval-Hermès.
Marriage
On 21 June 2008, Dona Diana married Prince Charles-Philippe, Duke of Anjou (born 1973). The ceremony took place in the Cathedral of Évora, a monument declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. Both wife and husband are Capetians, descending in unbroken male line from King Robert II of France (972 - 1031), Diana from his younger son Robert I, Duke of Burgundy through the royal (though illegitimate) Portuguese branch of the House of Braganza, and Charles-Philippe through the elder son, King Henry I of France, via the cadet branch of the House of Bourbon-Orléans. The couple are also fifth cousins once-removed through shared descent from King Francis I of the Two Sicilies. Diana's children by Charles-Philippe will bear the title Prince/Princess d'Orléans and the style of Royal Highness. Although not expected to inherit their mother's ducal title, the couple's sons will, by tradition, also receive individual noble titles derived from the historical appanages of the French royal family. They are expecting their first child.
Titles and styles
Styles of
Diana, Duchess of Anjou, Duchess of CadavalReference style Her Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Ma'am - 25 July 1978 – 30 July 2001 Dona Diana Álvares Pereira de Mello
- 30 July 2001 – 21 June 2008 Dona Diana Álvares Pereira de Mello, 11th Duchess of Cadaval
- 21 June 2008 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Anjou, 11th Duchess of Cadaval
See also
External links
- Genealogy of Diana Álvares Pereira de Melo - Portuguese Site
- House of Cadaval - Official Site
- House of Cadaval Activities
Portuguese nobility Preceded by
Jaime III Álvares Pereira de MeloDuchess of Cadaval
2001—presentIncumbent
Heir:
Rosalinda Álvares Pereira de Melo1st generation none2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Duchess of Étampes, "Mademoiselle de Conti"^5th generation Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, "Mademoiselle de Penthièvre"^6th generation 7th generation Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin · Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Princess Francisca of Brazil · Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies · Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain8th generation Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans* · Princess Françoise d'Orléans* · Infanta Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil · Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria · Infanta Eulalia of Spain9th generation Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria · Isabella, Marchioness of Valdeterrazo · Princess Isabelle d'Orléans* · Princess Henriette of Belgium · Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha · Marie Constance Say**10th generation Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza · Carla Parodi-Delfino**11th generation Duchess Marie Thérèse of Württemberg · Micaela Cousiño** · Beatrice de Pasquier de Franclieu** · Gersende de Sabran-Pontèves** · Marion Gordon-Orr** · Emilia Ferrara-Pignatelli** · Giovanna San Martino d'Aglie di San Germano** · Antonella Rendina**12th generation Philomena de Tornos** · Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot** · Diana, Duchess of Cadaval · Ileana Manos** · Véronique Goeders** · Anne Laure van Exter** · Guadalupe Solís***also a princess of Orléans in her own right
**did not have a royal or noble title by birth
^never styled Princess of OrléansCategories:- 1978 births
- Portuguese nobility
- Dukes of Cadaval
- House of Orléans
- Princesses of France (Orléans)
- People from Geneva
- Living people
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