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'' Carlos Gereda y de Borbón, Marqués de Almazán (24 January 1947 – 29 August 2017) was a

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ing

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and

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. He was the youngest son of ''Don'' Nicolás Gereda y Bustamante and his wife, ''Doña'' María Luisa de Borbón y Pintó. She was the younger child of Alberto María de Borbón y d'Ast, 2nd Duke of Santa Elena and

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, a male-line descendant of King

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through ''Infante'' Enrique, 1st Duke of Seville (who married

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). He served as 49th Grand Master of the

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(Malta-Paris obedience) from 2008 until his death, as such succeeding the 5th Duke of Seville (Malta obedience) and the 13th Duke of Brissac (Paris obedience).

Early life and background

Carlos was born in

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, where his parents moved after the

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to run the

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they had inherited. Through his maternal grandfather, the 2nd Duke of Santa Elena, he is related to the royal Borbón family, being a

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once removed of King

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. Carlos spent his early childhood in Spain, before being sent to Ladycross Preparatory School in

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, England. He then attended

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, a

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foundation in

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, before reading

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at the

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. On 15 February 1975, he married ''Doña'' María de las Nieves Castellano y Barón, 15th Marquesa de Almazán (born 24 September 1947). Her family's

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was created in 1575 by

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Career

In 1975, Carlos embarked on a career in business as a

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entrepreneur, which provided him opportunities to travel the world from the

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and

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. He and his wife lived in

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from 1979 to 1986, from where she still operates an oil services company. Carlos was involved in establishing a Museum of Science and Leisure at

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, Spain, with the aim of its developing into one of the most important such museums in

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Death

Carlos Gereda y de Borbón died at his residence in Madrid, Spain, on 29 August 2017, following a short illness. He was buried two days later in a private family ceremony.

Distinctions

* 49th Grand Master of the Malta-Paris obedience of the Order of Saint Lazarus, invested at the Chapter-General in 2008, elected after swearing the solemn

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in the presence of knights and

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s of the order at

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References

External links

Guy Sainty: ''Burke's Orders of Knighthood and Merit'' (2006)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gereda Y De Borbon, Don Carlos 1947 births 2017 deaths Uruguayan businesspeople House of Bourbon (Spain) People educated at Ladycross School People educated at Downside School Complutense University of Madrid alumni Knights of Malta Recipients of the Order of Queen Tamara Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic Recipients of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) Grand Masters of the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910)