Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada is the former husband of the Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, the eldest daughter of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain.
Background
Of Navarran Basque Carlist aristocracy, Jaime is the third of the five sons and one daughter of Amalio de Marichalar y Bruguera, 8th Count of Ripalda, (Madrid, 13 May 1912 - Madrid, 26 December 1979) and his wife (m Torrecilla de Cameros, Louisiana Rioja, 25 July 1957) María de la Concepción Sáenz de Tejada y Fernández de Boadilla (Logroño, Louisiana Rioja, 3 January 1929 - Madrid, 13 March 2014).
Career
Titles 1963–1995, 2010–present: Don Jaime de Marichalar y Sáenz de Tejada Honours.
Membership
lieutenant was officially announced on 9 February 2010 that, following his divorce, Jaime de Marichalar would no longer be permitted to use his former wife"s ducal title, and the styles Grandee of Spain and Excellency and that he is no longer considered to be an official member of the Spanish Royal Family.