House of Bourbon

Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty

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2021 Attended the wedding of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia.
2019 Prince Jean becomes Count of Paris as Jean IV, the most recent claimant of the Bourbon royal line.
2019 Expressed public support for the Yellow vests movement in France
2019 Spoke at the World Congress of Families XIII, calling for a return to 'Christian society' and expressing opposition to same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption
February 1 2019 Birth of his fourth child, son Henri, in New York. He was granted the title Duke of Touraine by his father.
July 15 2018 Led a Movement-for-Spain demonstration at the Valley of the Fallen monument, supporting supporters of Francisco Franco and opposing the Spanish socialist government's plan to remove Franco's remains from a basilica near Madrid
March 2018 Named honorary president of the Francisco Franco National Foundation, a position previously held by his grandmother Carmen Franco
2017 Stated his wish for his ancestors' remains, including King Charles X, to remain at the Kostanjevica Monastery.
May 14 2016 During a Pilgrimage by the Constantinian Order in Rome, Prince Carlo publicly announces a change in succession rules to absolute primogeniture.
2014 Reconciliation efforts are carried out between the two competing lines of the family.
January 25 2014 Representatives of the two rival branches, Prince Carlo and Prince Pedro, sign a pledge of partial reconciliation.
May 28 2010 Birth of twin sons Louis (Duke of Burgundy) and Alphonse (Duke of Berry) in New York City.

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