Raimondo, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (16 March 1907 – 17 March 1986) was the son of

Alessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino Prince Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 1st Duke of Castel Duino, full German language, German name: ''Alexander Karl Egon Theobald Lamoral Johann Baptist Maria, Prinz von Thurn und Taxis'' (8 July 1881 in Schloss Mzell, Mcely, Mzell, Kingdom of Boh ...

and Princess Marie de

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.Genealogy of della Torre e Tasso in: ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels'' volume 85 (1984).

Duke of Castel Duino

His father was naturalised in

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in 1923 with the title Prince della Torre e Tasso and was also created Duke of Castel Duino. Raimundo succeeded as the 2nd duke of Castel Duino following the death of his father on 11 March 1937.

Marriage and issue

He was married to

Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark (; 10 February 1910 – 13 February 1989) was by birth member of the Greek royal family and by marriage member of the House of Radziwiłł and House of Thurn und Taxis. Early life and ancestry Eugenie w ...

on 28 November 1949 in

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. They divorced on 11 May 1965, having had one son who succeeded Raimondo as the 3rd duke of Castel Duino. *

Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino Prince Carlo Alessandro della Torre e Tasso, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino (born 10 February 1952) is the current head of the Castel Duino branch of the House of Thurn and Taxis. Family Carlo Alessandro is the only child of Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Ca ...

(born 1952) Together with his wife, Raimundo took part in the ship tour organized by Queen Frederica and her husband King

Paul of Greece Paul (; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Constantine I of Greece, Crown Prince Constantine and Sophia of Prussia, Crown Princess ...

in 1954, which became known as the “

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” and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe.

Ancestry

References

The Peerage
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