Oh yes! How could I forget, we share the same name! He was infante Gonzalo, and he only lived from 1914 to 1934!
He died in a car accident in Austria.
The car was driven by his sister Infanta Cristina.
You can also add the 3 Segóvias:
Alfonso de Borbon y Dampierre, duke of Cádiz (1936-89) who broke his neck in a ski accident.
Francisco de Borbon Martinez-Bordiú, his son (1972-84) who died in a car accident caused by Alfonso.
Gonzalo de Borbon y Dampierre (1937-2000) who died of a heart attack after a pitiful life.
Don Alfonso was nearly decapitated by a wire while in Colorado. He was there to celebrate the French courts ruling that he was the head of the house of Bourbon being the true heir to two thrones. He suffered from snow blindness.
Francisco was killed when his father became snow blind and crashed
Don Gonzalo did not die of a heart attack, he had a very aggressive form of leukemia. His life was ruled by the love of his brother whom he worshipped. Politics ruled how he was to live. He lost the woman he loved and let his child be raised in another country so that she could live a normal life without the drama of his world. Yes his life was sad and he knew what he gave up for his brother. He had little choices in what he did...if he appeared jaded from it who can blame that! I am that only child and yes we talked many times about the choices he made. 1968 was a different time and Franco was very alive and the Throne was not restored YET and there was still a large political push for the line of succession to be intact. The choice was made while they were still very small children and Don Alfonso was hoping that he could prove himself and not be judged by his fathers handicap.
