Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo
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The Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (Elena María Isabel Dominica de los Silos de Borbón y de Grecia); (born December 20, 1963, in Madrid), is the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía, and third in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, after Infanta Leonor. She has a younger sister, the Infanta Cristina of Spain, and a younger brother, Felipe, Prince of Asturias.
She studied Basic Education at the University College ESCUNI of Madrid, graduating in 1986 with a speciality of English Philology. She then continued her studies at the Comillas University of Madrid graduating in Education. In 1990 she obtained a Master's in Sociology and Education from The University of Exeter, England.
Infanta Elena has participated in many official events, having travelled to Germany, England, the United States, Argentina, Japan, Peru and the Philippines representing the Royal Family.
She married Jaime Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada on March 18, 1995, at Seville, at which time her father conferred on her the title Duchess of Lugo for life [1]. She has two children:
- His Excellency Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Marichalar y de Borbón, Great of Spain (Grande de España) (born July 17, 1998)
- Her Excellency Doña Victoria Federica de Marichalar y de Borbón Great of Spain (Grande de España) (born September 9, 2000)
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| Styles of Infanta Elena of Spain |
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| Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
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| Preceded by: HRH Leonor or the unborn second child of the Prince of Asturias (pending on the sex of the child)* |
Line of succession to the Spanish Throne | Succeeded by: HE Felipe Juan Froilán |
- according to Spanish law, an unborn child bears the same rights and as such is heir, a situation reversed if it isn't born in the end.
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