Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino
# Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino

Carlo Alessandro, Principe 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 Castel Duino and his wife Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark. He was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France.

He is a maternal second cousin of Charles III, King of Great Britain, through their shared great-grandparents, King George I and Queen Olga of Greece, born a Grand Duchess of Russia.

## Marriage and issue

Carlo Alessandro married Veronique Lantz, daughter of Gérard Lantz and his wife, Monique Rachet, on 10 February 1976 in Saint-Tropez, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Carlo Alessandro and Veronique have three children:

* Prince Dimitri della Torre e Tasso (born 24 November 1977) m. 2017 Jonkvrouw Elinor de Pret Roose de Calesberg (*1981)
   * Prince Alexandre della Torre e Tasso (b. 2017)
   * Prince Louis della Torre e Tasso (b. 2019)
* Prince Maximilian della Torre e Tasso (born 22 May 1979)
* Princess Constanza della Torre e Tasso (born 7 August 1989)

Carlo Alessandro and his family currently reside at Duino Castle in the Province of Trieste, Italy.

## Ancestry

Ancestors of Carlo Alessandro, 3rd Duke of Castel Duino :

