Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra was born in Nijmegen on 20 January 1997 to Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, Prince of Piacenza and his friend Brigitte Klynstra.[1][2] A 1999 court order pursued by his mother determined his paternity.[3] Due to being an illegitimate son, he was not born a prince.[4] His father told Dutch media that Hugo's birth was "his mother's wish" and an "independent decision", denying his son any family rights.[1][5]
He is the half-brother of Princess Luisa de Bourbon de Parme, Marchioness of Castell'Arquato, Princess Cecilia de Bourbon de Parme, Countess of Berceto and Prince Carlos de Bourbon de Parme, Prince of Piacenza.[2]
Legal dispute over title
Upon turning eighteen in 2015, Hugo went to court to have his surname changed from Klynstra to his father's surname, de Bourbon de Parme, and claimed the royal title of prince.[1][2] He also sought a listing in the register of the High Council of Nobility which, by law, offers illegitimate children of nobles a right to their family's titles.[3][8] His father responded with a series of court appeals, leading to a long legal battle between the two.[1] The Duke of Parma insisted that he had a formal agreement with Hugo's mother that their relationship was "no-strings-attached" and that there would be "no family entanglement" following Hugo's conception.[3]
In 2016 the Ministry of Justice and Security ruled in favor of Hugo's claim and granted him the use of his father's surname.[3][2] Following the ruling, his father filed an appeal, taking the issue to court again.[3] On 28 February 2018, the Dutch Council of State ruled in Hugo's favor, stating that Dutch law on nobility was clear and that the circumstances of Hugo's birth are irrelevant, granting Hugo the right to claim both his father's surname and royal title and address.[1] As such, he became His Royal Highness Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme.[3] The title of Prince de Bourbon de Parme is a Dutch title, bestowed by Queen Beatrix in 1996, and does not mean that Hugo automatically became a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma.[1][9] The court ruling stated that membership to the House of Bourbon-Parma is "a private matter for the royal house itself".[1] As such, he is not in the line of succession to the defunct Parma throne nor the Carlist line of succession to the Spanish throne.[10] Otherwise, he is not a member of the Dutch royal house, but is considered a member of the extended Dutch royal family.[1][11]
Titles and styles
20 January 1997 – 28 February 2018: Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren Klynstra
28 February 2018 – present: His Royal Highness Prince Carlos Hugo Roderik Sybren de Bourbon de Parme[1][3]
1title granted by Royal Decree to consort of the Queen, without the title "Prince of Orange-Nassau"
2gave up the title "Prince of the Netherlands, but still held the title "Prince of Orange-Nassau"3title granted by Royal Decree to descendants of Princess Irene
4only held the title "Prince of Orange-Nassau"
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