Prince Raimundo, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino

Raimondo, Prince della Torre e Tasso, 2nd Duke of Castel Duino (16 March 1907 – 17 March 1986) was an Italian Duke of German ancestry.

Early life and ancestry Descending from the Bohemian line of the House of Thurn und Taxis, he was the son of Alessandro, 1st Duke of Castel Duino and his French wife, Princess Marie Suzanne Marguerite de Ligne.

Duke of Castel Duino His father was naturalised in Italy 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 on 28 November 1949 in Athens, who was previously married to Prince Dominik Rainer Radziwiłł. 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 (born 1952)

Together with his wife Eugénie, Raimundo took part in the ship tour organized by Queen Frederica and her husband King Paul of Greece in 1954, which became known as the “Cruise of the Kings” and was attended by over 100 royals from all over Europe.

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