| Princess Marie des Neiges | |||||
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| Countess of Castillo de la Mota | |||||
_3.jpg) Princess Marie des Neiges in 1970 | |||||
| Born | 29 April 1937 Paris, French Third Republic | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Father | Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza | ||||
| Mother | Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset | ||||
| Occupation | ornithologist | ||||
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Extended royal family Descendants of Prince Felix and also members of the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg (see there):
Descendants of Prince René:
Princess Marina
Descendants of Prince Louis: Princess Brigitte
Prince Rémy
Princess Chantal Prince Jean
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Princess Marie des Neiges Madeleine Françoise of Bourbon-Parma, Countess of Castillo de la Mota (Spanish: María de las Nieves de Borbón-Parma, French: Marie des Neiges de Bourbon-Parme; born 29 April 1937) is a French aristocrat, ornithologist, and Carlist activist. She is the youngest daughter of Prince Xavier, Duke of Parma and Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset. A progressive Carlist, she supported the liberal reforms to the party made by her elder brother, Prince Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, and rejected the conservative faction of the party created by her younger brother, Prince Sixtus Henry, Duke of Aranjuez. In her youth, she was a prominent socialite in Parisian society. Marie des Neiges has a doctorate in biology and worked as an ornithologist. She is a recipient of the Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Grand Cross of the Order of Prohibited Legitimacy.
Active in events linked to the former Duchy of Parma and Piacenza, the Princess carries out activities linked to the memory of her late sisters, such as the presidency of the «Academic Senate of the Studium» or of the «Marie-Thérèse of Bourbon-Parma International Award».[2] She also created an award, the "Doña Maria de las Nieves of Parma Award", given to people who have made significant contributions to their communities and the world at large.[3]
- ^ "Genealogy of the House of Bourbon-Parma". Capet.
- ^ "LA INFANTA MARÍA DE LAS NIEVES PRESIDENTA DE LA ACADEMIA DE MONFERRATO". Carlismo Digital (in Spanish). 30 March 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Horta awarded Doña Maria de las Nieves de Parma Prize". Tatoli (Agencia Noticiosa de Timor-Leste). 5 October 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.