Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo

Infobox Spanish Royalty
name = Jamie de Marichalar
title = Jaime, Duke of Lugo
full name = _es. Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada
titles = "HE" Don Jaime de Marichalar, Duke of Lugo
Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada
father = Amalia de Marichalar y Bruguera, Count of Ripalda
mother = Concepcion Saenz de Tejada y Fernandez de Bobadilla
date of birth = birth date and age|1963|04|7
place of birth = Pamplona, Spain|
Infobox Spanish Monarch Styles


image_size = 150px
royal name=The Duke of Lugo


dipstyle=His Excellency
offstyle=Your Excellency
altstyle=Sir

Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada (born in Pamplona on April 7, 1963) is the husband of the Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.

Early life and education

Of Navarran Basque aristocracy, Don Jaime is the fourth of the six sons of Don Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, Count of Ripalda, (who died in 1979) and his wife Doña Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Boadilla. He studied at the Jesuit schools in Burgos, San Estanislao de Kostka in Madrid and Yago School in Dublin, Ireland.

His higher education focused on Economics and he specialized in Business Management and Marketing, although he never got a degree. In 1986, he gained practical work experience in a number of financial businesses in Paris where he lived as a bachelor and during the early years of his marriage.

After a number of years working in the international financial markets sector, in January 1998 he was appointed Managing Director's Senior Advisor for Crédit Suisse First Boston in Madrid where the Duchess of Lugo and her husband have lived since then. He is also advisor of Sociedad General Inmobiliaria [ [http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/181699/0/marichalar/complejos/comerciales/ 20minutos.es - El dueño de varios centros comerciales de Madrid y Barcelona duplica beneficios tras fichar al Duque de Lugo] ] and President of the Winterthur Foundation, which promotes cultural activities.

Marriage and children

On 18 March 1995, Don Jaime de Marichalar married HRH Infanta Elena of Spain and in connection with the marriage, he became His Excellency Don Jaime, Duke of Lugo. The wedding ceremony took place in Seville Cathedral.The Couple have two children:
* His Excellency Don Felipe Juan Froilán de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born July 17, 1998)
* Her Excellency Doña Victoria Federica de Todos los Santos de Marichalar y de Borbón (born September 9, 2000)

On November 13 2007 it was announced that the Duke had separated from the Infanta.

References

External links

* [http://www.casareal.es/donjaime/index-iden-idweb.html The Royal Household of His Majesty the King - Jaime de Marichalar]