Marie-Marguerite de Bourbon, Duchess of Anjou[1][2][3][4] (née María Margarita Vargas Santaella; born 21 October 1983) is a Venezuelan-born heiress and wife of Louis Alphonse de Bourbon, the Legitimist pretender to the defunct kingdom of France.
| Marie-Marguerite de Bourbon | |
|---|---|
| Duchess of Anjou | |
.jpg) Marie-Marguerite in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray, 2015 | |
| Consort of the Legitimist pretender to the French throne | |
| Tenure | 6 November 2004 – present |
| Born | María Margarita Vargas Santaella 21 October 1983 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Eugenia de Borbón Louis Alphonse Henri |
| Father | Víctor José Vargas Irausquín |
| Mother | Carmen Leonor Santaella Tellería |
Early life
editMaría Margarita Vargas Santaella was born on 21 October 1983 in Caracas.[citation needed] Her father, Víctor José Vargas Irausquín, is the owner of Banco BOD or Banco Occidental de Descuento (BOD Bank or Western Bank of Discount - WBD).[5] Her mother is Carmen Leonor Santaella Tellería.[citation needed] She studied at the Colegio Merici de las Madres Ursulinas in Caracas and did her degree on pedagogy at the Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas.[citation needed]
Personal life
editWedding
editShe married Prince Louis Alphonse of Bourbon, Duke of Anjou and Legitimist Pretender to the French throne, in a civil ceremony in Caracas on 6 November 2004 and in a religious ceremony the following day at the Church of St. Stanislaus of Krakovia in La Romana, Dominican Republic.[6][7]
Issue
editThe Duke and Duchess of Anjou are parents to four children:
- Princess Eugénie (Eugénie de Jésus; born on 5 March 2007 in Miami, Florida, United States).[8]
- Prince Louis (born on 28 May 2010 in New York City, United States).[9][10]
- Prince Alphonse (twin of the above; born on 28 May 2010 in New York City, United States).[9]
- Prince Henri (born on 1 February 2019 in New York City, United States).[11]
They currently live in Madrid, Spain.
Marie-Marguerite obtained French nationality in 2012.[4]
References
edit- ↑ "Marie-Marguerite d'Anjou, une marraine qui a du génie". Ma Commune (in French). 23 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Entretien avec la duchesse d'Anjou, Marie-Marguerite de Bourbon". Vexilla Galliae (in French). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ "Les quarante ans de la duchesse d'Anjou". L'Eventail (in French). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 "L'épouse du prince Louis de Bourbon acquiert la nationalité française". Le Figaro (in French). 1 November 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ Lyons, John (2008-01-29). "Polo-Loving Banker Lives Really Large In Chávez Socialism". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
- ↑ "Luis Alfonso de Borbón y Margarita Vargas contraen matrimonio en la República Dominicana". El País (in Spanish). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Margarita Vargas, la millonaria venezolana que lleva 16 años junto al 'príncipe de los Franco'". El País (in Spanish). 6 November 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "Luis Alfonso de Borbón, encantado con el nacimiento de su primera hija". El Periódico Extremadura (in Spanish). 20 March 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- 1 2 "Naissance à New York de deux héritiers du trône de France". La Dépeche (in French). 29 May 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
- ↑ Los Duques de Anjou anuncian el nacimiento de sus hijos Luis y Alfonso Archived 6 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine; accessed 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Un jeune prince né à New York". Le Soir (in French). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
Bibliography
edit- Cassani Pironti, Fabio. Bref crayon généalogique de S.A.R. la Princesse Marie-Marguerite, Duchesse d'Anjou, née Vargas Santaella, Le Lien Légitimiste, n. 16, 2007.