Duchess of Calabria was the traditional title of the wife of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title.
There are at present two claimants to the title of Duchess of Calabria. In the Spanish context, it is the title for the wife of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and in the Italian context it is the title for the wife of the heir to the Duke of Castro, the head of the Royal House.
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Yolanda of Aragon | Peter III of Aragon (Barcelona) | 1285 | 23 March 1297 | 19 August 1302 | Robert | |||
Sancha of Majorca | James II of Majorca (Barcelona) | 1285 | 20 September 1304 | 5 May 1309 became Queen | 28 July 1345 | |||
Catherine of Austria | Albert I of Germany (Habsburg) | October 1295 | 23 June 1316 | 18 January 1323 | Charles | |||
Marie of Valois | Charles, Count of Valois (Valois) | 1309 | May 1324 | 9 November 1328 husband's death | 23 October 1331 | |||
Joanna suo jure | Charles, Duke of Calabria (Anjou-Naples) | 1328 | 26 September 1333 | 20 January 1343 couples' accession as King and Queen | 22 May 1382 | Andrew | ||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Marie of Blois-Châtillon | Charles, Duke of Brittany (Blois-Châtillon) | 1343/5 | 9 July 1360 | 29 June 1380 husband's accession | 12 May 1382 became Titular Queen | 12 November 1404 | Louis I of Anjou | |
Margaret of Savoy | Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (Savoy) | 1410s or 7 August 1420 | 1424/31 August 1432 | 12 November 1434 husband's death | 30 September 1479 | Louis III of Anjou | ||
Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine | Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (Lorraine) | 1400 | 24 October 1420 | 12 November 1434 husband's accession | 2 February 1435 became Queen | 28 February 1453 | René of Anjou | |
After 1442, the Angevin ceased to rule Naples and Rene was the last Angevin to hold and later claim the title of King. All his successors as pretenders used the title Duke of Calabria throughout their life and never pretend to use the title King of Naples unlike the first few Angevin claimants. |
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Isabella of Clermont | Tristan de Clermont, Count of Copertino | 1424 | 30 May 1444/5 | 27 June 1458 became Queen | 30 March 1465 | Duke Ferdinand | ||
Ippolita Maria Sforza | Francesco I Sforza (Sforza) | 18 April 1446 | 10 October 1465 | 20 August 1484 | Duke Alfonso | |||
Trogia Gazzela | – | – | – | – | ||||
Germaine of Foix | John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne (Foix-Grailly) | 1488 | August 1526 | 18 October 1538 | Duke Ferdinand | |||
Mencía de Mendoza | Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza (Mendoza) | 30 November 1508 | February 1540 | 26 October 1550 husband's death | 4 January 1554 | |||
Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Infanta María Isabella of Spain | Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon-Spain) | 6 July 1789 | 6 July 1802 | 12 December 1816 revival of title | 4 January 1825 became Queen | 13 September 1848 | Francis I | |
Duchess Maria Sophie in Bavaria | Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 4 October 1841 | 3 February 1859 | 22 May 1859 became Queen | 19 January 1925 | Prince Francis | ||
Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess of Caserta | Prince Francis, Count of Trapani and Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria (Bourbon-Two Sicilies) | 16 March 1851 | 8 June 1868 | 27 December 1894 husband's accession | 26 May 1934 husband's death | 12 September 1938 | Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta | |
Princess Maria Ludwiga of Bavaria | Ludwig III of Bavaria and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (Wittelsbach) | 6 July 1872 | 31 May 1897 | 26 May 1934 husband's accession | 10 June 1954 | Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria | ||
To date there is no sovereign or national state that recognizes such titles to the French-Neapolitan (and fifth son) branch of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and any claim to this effect by the Dukes of Castro is the result only of self-produced documentation. The only Ducal titles of Calabria, as described below, are recognized only to the Spanish-Neapolitan branch, and this by judgments of 8 March 1984, [1] then 2012 [2] and 2014 by government authorities of the Kingdom of Spain. Even Italy recognizes the Ducal titles of Calabria to the Spanish-Neapolitan branch and this with a judgment on the sidelines of the hearing of 8 May 1961 at the Court of Naples. [3]
Picture | Name | Parents | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Spouse |
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Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma | Elias I, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and Arcduchess Maria Anna of Austria-Teschen (Bourbon-Parma) | 13 November 1917 | 16 April 1936 | 7 January 1960 husband's accession | 3 February 1964 husband's death | 28 March 2017 | Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria | |
Princess Anne d'Orléans | Prince Henri, Count of Paris and Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (Orléans) | 4 December 1938 | 12 May 1965 | 5 October 2015 husband's death | – | Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria | ||
Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo | José Manuel Landaluce y Domínguez and María de las Nieves Blanca Melgarejo y González | 23 November 1973 | 30 March 2001 | 5 October 2015 husband's accession | Incumbent | – | Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria |
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Duke of Calabria was the traditional title of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title.
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