in the lawsuit about the use of a title and arms by Alfonso; the original judgment in favour of Alfonso was upheld. Death From 1977 to 1984, Alfonso was President of the Spanish Skiing Federation, and from 1984 to 1987 President of the Spanish Olympic Committee. Alfonso died in a skiing accident in Beaver Creek Resort, Eagle County, Colorado, on 30 January 1989, beheaded by a cable which he collided with as it was being raised to support a banner at the finish line of a course at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships. Honours : Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion : Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic : Commander Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Polar Star Dynastic House of Bourbon-France: Sovereign and Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Michael House of Bourbon-France: Sovereign and Knight of the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit House of Bourbon-France: Sovereign and Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis House of Savoy: Knight Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George Ancestry Notes Bibliography Dem, Marc. Le duc d'Anjou m'a dit: la vie de l'aîné des Bourbons. Paris: Perrin, 1989. . Silve de Ventavon, Jean. La légitimité des lys et le duc d'Anjou. Paris: Editions F. Lanore, 1989. . Zavala, José M. Dos infantes y un destino. Barcelona: Plaza & Janés, 1998. . |- |- |- |- 1936 births 1989 deaths Nobility from Rome Legitimist pretenders to the French throne Carlist pretenders to the Spanish throne House of Bourbon (Spain) Alfonso 301 Dukes of Anjou Skiing deaths Sports deaths in Colorado Ambassadors of Spain to Sweden Grandees of Spain Spanish sports executives and administrators Navarrese titular monarchs