House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Great Royal Coat of Arms of the Two Sicilies.svg
Parent house House of Bourbon-Anjou
Country Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Founded1759;265 years ago (1759)
Founder Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Current headDisputed:
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Final ruler Francis II
Titles King of Naples, King of Sicily, King of the Two Sicilies
Deposition1861

The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet branch of the House of Bourbon that ruled Southern Italy and Sicily for more than a century in the 18th and 19th centuries. It descends from the Capetian dynasty in legitimate male line through Philip, Duke of Anjou (later Philip V of Spain), a younger grandson of Louis XIV of France (1638–1715) who established the Bourbon dynasty in Spain in 1700 as Philip V (1683–1746). In 1759, King Philip's younger grandson was appanaged with the kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, becoming Ferdinand IV and III (1751–1825), respectively, of those realms. His descendants occupied the joint throne, merged as the "Kingdom of the Two Sicilies" in 1816, until 1861, claimed it thereafter from exile, and constitute the extant Bourbon-Two Sicilies family.

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The succession of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has, since 1960, been disputed between the senior Calabrian line, which is currently being represented by Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria (born 1968) and the junior Castro line, which is currently being represented by Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (born 1963). Since Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, has only daughters, in accordance with the traditional male-line succession of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the succession in theory should go to the senior Calabrian line since Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria has male heirs. Efforts of reconciliation were carried out in 2014, but have been followed by continuing arguing within the family as Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, insists on a break with tradition by transmitting succession to his eldest daughter.

Name

The name "Bourbon-Two Sicilies" (sometimes shortened to "Bourbon-Sicily") combines the patriline (Bourbon) with their former territorial designation (Two Sicilies).

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The name of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies came from the unification of the Kingdom of Sicily with the Kingdom of Naples (called the kingdom of peninsular Sicily), by King Alfonso V of Aragon in 1442. The two had been separated since the Sicilian Vespers of 1282. At the death of King Alfonso in 1458, the kingdoms became divided between his brother John II of Aragon, who kept Sicily, and his bastard son Ferdinand, who became King of Naples. The crowns of Naples and Sicily remained functionally separate, albeit often ruled by the same monarch, until their formal union in 1816.

Reigning kings

NamePortraitBirthMarriage(s)Death
Ferdinand I
18161825
Ferdinand i twosicilies.jpg 12 January 1751
Naples
son of Charles VII and Maria Amalia of Saxony
Marie Caroline of Austria
12 May 1768
17 children

Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia
27 November 1814
No children
4 January 1825
Naples
aged 73
Francis I
18251830
Francis I of the Two Sicilies.jpg 14 August 1777
Naples
son of Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina of Austria
Maria Isabella of Spain
6 July 1802
12 children
8 November 1830
Naples
aged 53
Ferdinand II
18301859
Fernando II de las Dos Sicilias 2.jpg 12 January 1810
Palermo
son of Francis I and Maria Isabella of Spain
Maria Christina of Savoy
21 November 1832
1 child

Maria Theresa of Austria
9 January 1837
12 children
22 May 1859
Caserta
aged 49
Francis II
18591861
Franz2Sizilien.jpg 16 January 1836
Naples
son of Ferdinand II and Maria Christina of Savoy
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
8 January 1859
1 child
27 December 1894
Arco
aged 58
In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy.

Heads of the House since 1861

Name
Reign
PortraitBirthMarriage(s)
Issue
DeathClaim
Francis II
20 March 1861

27 December 1894
Francesco II of the Two Sicilies.JPG 16 January 1836
Naples, Two Sicilies

Son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
and Maria Cristina of Savoy
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
Bari Cathedral
3 February 1859
1 daughter
27 December 1894
Aged 58
Arco, Trentino, Austria-Hungary
Son of Ferdinand II
Deposed king of the Two Sicilies
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
(Alphonse I)
27 December 1894

26 May 1934
Afonso de Bourbon-Duas Sicilias.jpg 28 March 1841
Caserta, Two Sicilies

Son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
and Maria Theresa of Austria
Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Church in Rome
8 June 1868
12 children
26 May 1934
Aged 93
Cannes, France
4th son of Ferdinand II
Half-brother of Francis II
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
(Ferdinand III)
26 May 1934

7 January 1960
Ferdinando Pius.jpg 25 July 1869
Rome, Papal States

Son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Maria of Bavaria
Munich Frauenkirche
31 May 1897
6 children
7 January 1960
Aged 90
Lindau, Bavaria, Germany
1st son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta

When Prince Ferdinand Pius died in 1960, he left no male descendant, and two branches of the family claimed the right to succeed him as head of the house. Ferdinand Pius had seven younger brothers. At the time of Ferdinand Pius's death in 1960, the oldest brother, Carlos (1870–1949) was deceased, but had left descendants. The next surviving brother was Ranieri (1883–1973). By the rule of primogeniture, headship would normally pass through Carlos to his son Alfonso. Ranieri contested Alfonso's claim arguing that Carlos had renounced any claim to the Two Sicilies succession on the part of himself and his heirs when he executed the Act of Cannes in 1900 in anticipation of his marriage the next year to Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, heiress presumptive to the Spanish throne. Alfonso offered a different interpretation of the Act of Cannes, describing it as effective only if Carlos should succeed to the Spanish throne. He also took the position that the Act of Cannes was invalid under the succession rules of the house of Two Sicilies itself, since these laws provided only one, specific reason for a renunciation and that was in the event of the Spanish and Two Sicilies crowns being united in one person - which has not happened since 1759. Despite an investigation by five of the highest institutions of the Spanish state having concluded unanimously that the legitimate claimant was the late Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, the junior line continues to perpetuate its claim.. [1]

Senior (Calabrian) line

Name
Reign
PortraitBirthMarriage(s)
Issue
DeathClaim
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
(Alphonse II)
7 January 1960

3 February 1964
Infante Alfonso, claimed Duke of Calabria.jpg 30 November 1901
Madrid, Spain

Son of Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
and Mercedes, Princess of Asturias
Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
13 April 1936
3 children
3 February 1964
Aged 62
Madrid, Spain
Grandson of Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Nephew of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
(Charles I)
3 February 1964

5 October 2015
16 January 1938
Lausanne, France

Son of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
and Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Anne of Orléans
St's Peter Church, Dreux
12 May 1965
5 children
5 October 2015
Aged 77
Retuerta del Bullaque, Ciudad Real, Spain
1st son of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
(Peter I)
5 October 2015

present
D. Pedro de Borbon Dos Sicilias y Orleans. Duque de Calabria.jpg 16 October 1968
Age 51
Madrid, Spain

Son of Carlos, Duke of Calabria
and Anne of Orléans
Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo
Almudena Cathedral
30 March 2001
7 children
1st son of Carlos, Duke of Calabria

Junior (Castrian) line

Name
Reign
PortraitBirthMarriage(s)
Issue
DeathClaim
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
(Rainier I)
7 January 1960

13 January 1973
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro.jpg 3 December 1883
Cannes, France

Son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
and Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Church in Vyšné Ružbachy, now Slovakia
12 September 1923
2 children
13 January 1973
Aged 89
Lacombe, France
5th son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Brother of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Claim based on documents reputed invalid
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
(Ferdinand IV)
13 January 1973

20 March 2008
No image.svg 28 May 1926
Maciejowice, Poland

Son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
and Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Church in Giez, Switzerland
23 July 1949
3 children
20 March 2008
Aged 81
Draguignan, France
Son of Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
(Charles I)
20 March 2008

present
Palazzo Pallavicini de Bourbon dos Sicilias 03.jpg 23 February 1963
Age 58
Saint-Raphaël, France

Son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
and Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Camilla Crociani
Saint-Charles Church, Monaco
31 October 1998
2 daughters
Son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

On 25 January 2014, representatives of the two rival branches, Prince Carlo (Castro line) and Prince Pedro, then Duke of Noto (Calabria line), jointly signed a pledge of partial reconciliation. [2] The document recognised both branches as members of the same house, committed both to pursue further reconciliation and concord, meanwhile recognising the titles then claimed by each branch. [3]

At the Holy Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica celebrated in Rome on 14 May 2016, during a Pilgrimage by members of the Constantinian Order awarded by Prince Carlo to Rome and Vatican City, Prince Carlo made public his decision to change the rules of succession. He claimed that this change was so the rules of succession would be (as he claimed) compatible with international and European law, prohibiting any discrimination between men and women. The rule of absolute primogeniture would henceforth apply to his direct descendants, his elder daughter being named by him as heiress apparent. [4] Prince Pedro publicly objected that Prince Carlo's declaration violated the terms of their reconciliation agreement, to which Carlo replied that further "destabilisation" could lead to termination of the 2014 pact. [5] Since the succession rules had been settled in two international treaties, enforced in the Pragmatic Decree of 1759 and incorporated into the laws of the kingdom, it was beyond the powers of any claimant to the headship of the royal house to change the succession. Furthermore, it was in outright breach of the solemn agreement made in Naples in 2014 by which Prince Carlo recognised the late Infante Carlos as "Duke of Calabria", his son Prince Pedro as "Duke of Noto" and the latter's son, Prince Jaime, as "Duke of Capua".

Members of the House

Family tree House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies family tree (18-19th century) by shakko (EN).jpg
Family tree

Titles

Children and male-line grandchildren of the King of the Two Sicilies bore the title Prince(ss) Royal of the Two Sicilies with the style of Royal Highness. Other agnatic descendants of the King, born of authorized marriages, bore the title Prince(ss) of the Two Sicilies with the style of Royal Highness.

Since 1861, and similarly to members of the House of Bourbon-Parma, the style Prince(ss) of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has been used for and by members of this family to highlight their membership in the House of Bourbon. The title of princess is also borne by the wives of the princes of the house provided the marriage is dynastically approved.

Princes of the Two Sicilies (since 1816)

NameBirthDeathNotes
Francis I 14 August 17778 November 1830Son of Ferdinand I. Title held from father's accession to own ascension in 1825.
Leopold, Prince of Salerno 2 July 179010 March 1851Son of Ferdinand I. Title held from father's accession to death.
Ferdinand II 12 January 181022 May 1859Son of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's accession to own ascension in 1830.
Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua 10 November 181122 April 1862Son of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's accession to death.
Leopold, Count of Syracuse 22 May 18134 December 1860Son of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's accession to death.
Anthony, Count of Lecce 23 September 181612 January 1843Son of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's accession to death.
Louis, Count of Aquila 19 July 18245 March 1897Son of Francis I. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Louis19 July 18247 August 1824Son of Leopold, Prince of Salerno. Title held from birth to death.
Francis, Count of Trapani 13 August 182724 September 1892Son of Francis I. Title held from birth to death.
Francis II 16 January 183627 December 1894Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to own ascension in 1859.
Louis, Count of Trani 1 August 18388 June 1886Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Albert, Count of Castrogiovanni17 September 183912 July 1844Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Alfonso, Count of Caserta 28 March 184126 May 1934Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Louis, Count of Roccaguglielma18 July 184527 November 1909Son of Louis, Count of Aquila. Title held from birth to death.
Gaetan, Count of Girgenti 12 January 184626 November 1871Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Philip12 August 18479 July 1922Son of Louis, Count of Aquila. Title held from birth to death.
Joseph, Count of Lucera4 March 184828 September 1851Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Maria Emmanuel24 January 185126 January 1851Son of Louis, Count of Aquila. Title held from birth to death.
Vincent, Count of Melazzo26 April 185113 October 1854Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Pasquale, Count of Bari 15 September 185221 December 1904Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Leopold24 September 18534 September 1870Son of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Januarius, Count of Caltagirone 28 February 185713 August 1867Son of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Ferdinand25 May 185722 July 1859Son of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria 25 July 186917 January 1960Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Carlos 10 November 187011 November 1949Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Francisco Armando Federico De La Cruz De Bourbon14 July 187326 June 1945Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from 1960, birth to death.
Prince Gennaro24 January 188211 April 1944Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Ranieri, Duke of Castro 3 December 188313 January 1973Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from 1960 to death.
Prince Philip 10 December 18859 March 1949Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Francis of Assisi13 January 188826 March 1914Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Gabriel 1 January 189722 October 1975Son of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Ruggiero, Duke of Noto7 September 19011 December 1914Son of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Alfonso, Duke of Calabria.30 November 19013 February 1964Son of Prince Carlos. Title held from 1960 to death.
Prince Ferdinand6 March 19034 August 1905Son of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Carlo5 September 190827 September 1936Son of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Gaetano16 April 191727 December 1984Son of Prince Philip. Title held from birth to death.
Ferdinand, Duke of Castro 28 May 192620 March 2008Son of Ranieri, Duke of Castro. Title held from 1973 to death.
Prince Antoine20 January 192911 November 2019Son of Prince Gabriel. Title held from birth.
Prince Jean30 June 193325 December 2000Son of Prince Gabriel. Title held from birth to death.
Prince Casimir8 November 1938Son of Prince Gabriel. Title held from birth.
Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta.16 January 19385 October 2015Son of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria. Title Duke of Noto held from 1960 to 1964 Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta from 1964 to death.
Prince François20 June 1960Son of Prince Antoine. Title held from birth.
Carlo, Duke of Castro 24 February 1963Son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro. Title held from 2008.
Prince Gennaro27 January 1966Son of Prince Antoine. Title held from birth.
Prince Pedro, Duke of Castro, Duke of Noto, Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta 16 October 1968Son of Carlos, Duke of Calabria. Title of Duke of Noto from birth to 2015, others from 2015.
Prince Luís28 November 1970Son of Prince Casimir. Title held from birth.
Prince Alexander9 August 1974Son of Prince Casimir. Title held from birth.
Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto 26 June 1993Son of Pedro, Duke of Calabria. Duke of Capua and Duke of Noto since 2015.
Prince Antoine6 June 2003Son of Prince François. Title held from birth.

Princesses of the Two Sicilies (since 1816)

By birth

NameBirthDeathNotes
Princess Luisa Carlotta 24 October 180429 January 1844Daughter of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's ascension to death.
Princess Maria Christina 27 April 180622 August 1878Daughter of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's ascension to death.
Princess Maria Antonia 19 December 18147 November 1898Daughter of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's ascension to death.
Princess Maria Amalia 25 February 18186 November 1857Daughter of Francis I. Title held from grandfather's ascension to death.
Princess Maria Carolina 29 November 182014 January 1861Daughter of Francis I. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Theresa Christina 14 March 182228 December 1889Daughter of Francis I. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Carolina Augusta 26 April 18226 December 1869Daughter of Leopold, Prince of Salerno. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Isabella23 March 183824 March 1838Daughter of Leopold, Count of Syracuse. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Annunciata 24 March 18434 May 1871Daughter of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Immaculata 14 April 184418 February 1899Daughter of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Isabella22 July 184614 February 1859Daughter of Louis, Count of Aquila. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Pia 2 August 184929 September 1882Daughter of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Antonietta 16 March 185112 September 1938Daughter of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Teresa Pia7 January 18551 September 1856Daughter of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Luisa Immaculata 21 January 185523 February 1874Daughter of Ferdinand II. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Carolina 21 February 18567 April 1941Daughter of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Annunziata21 September 185820 March 1873Daughter of Francis, Count of Trapani. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Teresa 15 January 18671 March 1909Daughter of Louis, Count of Trani. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Cristina Pia 24 December 186928 March 1870Daughter of Francis II. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Immaculata 30 October 187428 November 1947Daughter of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Cristina 10 April 18774 October 1947Daughter of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria di Grazia 12 August 187820 June 1973Daughter of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Giuseppina25 February 188022 July 1971Daughter of Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Antonietta16 April 189811 January 1957Daughter of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria Cristina4 May 189921 April 1985Daughter of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Barbara14 December 19021 January 1927Daughter of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Isabel Alfonsa 10 October 190418 July 1985Daughter of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Lucia9 July 19083 November 2001Daughter of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria de los Dolores 15 November 190911 May 1996Daughter of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria de las Mercedes 23 December 19102 January 2000Daughter of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Urraca 14 July 19133 May 1999Daughter of Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria de la Esperanza14 June 19148 August 2005Daughter of Prince Carlos. Title held from birth to death.
Princess Maria del Carmen13 July 192422 November 2018Daughter of Ranieri, Duke of Castro. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria Margarita16 November 193415 January 2014Daughter of Prince Gabriel. Title held from birth.
Princess Teresa6 February 1937Daughter of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria Immaculata25 June 193714 May 2020Daughter of Prince Gabriel. Title held from birth.
Princess Inés María 18 February 1940Daughter of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess Béatrice 16 June 1950Daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro. Title held from birth.
Princess Anne24 April 1957Daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria Carolina18 July 1962Daughter of Prince Antoine. Title held from birth.
Princess Cristina15 March 1966Daughter of Carlos, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess María5 April 1967Daughter of Carlos, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess Inés20 April 1971Daughter of Carlos, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess Anna Cecilia24 December 1971Daughter of Prince Casimir. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria Annunziata4 March 1973Daughter of Prince Antoine. Title held from birth.
Princess Elena Sofia10 September 1973Daughter of Prince Casimir. Title held from birth.
Princess Victoria24 May 1976Daughter of Carlos, Duke of Calabria. Title held from birth.
Princess Anna Sophia9 April 1999Daughter of Prince Luís. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria-Carolina, Duchess of Calabria 23 June 2003Daughter and Heir apparent of Carlo, Duke of Castro. Title held from birth.
Princess Maria Chiara 1 January 2005Daughter of Carlo, Duke of Castro. Title held from birth.
Princess Dorothée10 May 2005Daughter of Prince François. Title held from birth.

By marriage

PrincessDate of BirthDate of DeathHusbandNotes
Queen Maria Isabella 6 July 178913 September 1848 King Francis I Title held from her father-in-law's ascension to her husband's ascension in 1825
Archduchess Clementina, Princess of Salerno 1 March 17983 September 1881 Leopold, Prince of Salerno Title held from her father-in-law's ascension to her death
Princess Maria, Countess of Syracuse 29 September 18142 January 1874 Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse Title held from her marriage in 1837 to her death
Princess Januária, Countess of Aquila 11 March 182213 March 1901 Prince Louis, Count of Aquila Title held from her marriage in 1844 to her death
Archduchess Maria Isabella, Countess of Trapani 21 May 183414 July 1901 Prince Francis, Count of Trapani Title held from her marriage in 1850 to her death
Queen Maria Sophie 4 October 184119 January 1925 King Francis II Title held from her marriage in 1859 to her husband's ascension three months later
Princess Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani 30 September 184318 June 1925 Prince Louis, Count of Trani Title held from her marriage in 1861 to her death
Infanta Isabella, Countess of Girgenti 20 December 185123 April 1931 Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti Title held from her marriage in 1868 to her death
Princess Maria Antonietta, Countess of Caserta*16 March 185112 September 1938 Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta Title held from birth and also from her marriage in 1868 to her death
Princess Maria Ludwiga, Duchess of Calabria 6 July 187210 June 1954 Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria Title held from her marriage in 1897 to her death
Mercedes, Princess of Asturias 11 September 188017 October 1904 Prince Carlos Title held from her marriage in 1901 to her death
Princess Louise 24 February 188218 April 1958 Prince Carlos Title held from her marriage in 1907 to her death
Princess Marie Louise 31 December 18968 March 1973 Prince Philip Title held from her marriage in 1916 to her divorce in 1925
Princess Beatriz, Countss of Villa Colli29 December 188120 August 1963Prince GennaroTitle held from her marriage in 1922 to her death
Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Castro22 September 18969 May 1968 Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro Title held from her marriage in 1923 to her death
Princess Odete22 November 190219 June 1968 Prince Philip Title held from her marriage in 1927 to her death
Princess Malgorzata Izabella 17 August 19028 March 1929 Prince Gabriel Title held from her marriage in 1927 to her death
Princess Cecylia 28 June 190720 September 2001 Prince Gabriel Title held from her marriage in 1932 to her death
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria 13 November 191728 March 2017 Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Title held from her marriage in 1936 to her death
Princess Chantal, Duchess of Castro10 January 192524 May 2005 Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro Title held from her marriage in 1949 to her death
Princess Elisabeth2 February 193329 January 2022Prince AntoineTitle held from her marriage in 1958
Infanta Anne, Duchess of Calabria 4 December 1938 Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Title held from her marriage in 1965
Princess Maria Cristina 12 September 193318 November 2023Prince CasimirTitle held from her marriage in 1967
Princess Christine20 May 1969Prince LuísTitle held from her marriage in 1998 to her divorce in 2007
Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro 5 April 1971 Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro Title held from her marriage in 1998
Princess Alexandra2 June 1967Prince FrançoisTitle held from her marriage in 2000
Princess Sofia, Duchess of Calabria23 November 1973 Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria Title held from her marriage in 2001
Princess Maria da Glória19 May 1970Prince LuísTitle held from her marriage in 2010
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Noto12 May 1993 Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto Title held from her marriage in 2021

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Duke of Calabria</span> Italian nobility title

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Castro</span> Duke of Calabria, Duke of Castro

Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria and Castro, was head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and pretender to the throne of the extinct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1934 to 1960.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta</span> Prince of the Two Sicilies; fourth son of Ferdinand II

Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro</span> Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George</span> Dynastic chivalric order of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, also historically referred to as the Imperial Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Order of the Constantinian Angelic Knights of Saint George, is a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Currently, the grand magistry of the order is disputed among the two claimants to the headship of the formerly reigning House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as heirs of the House of Farnese, namely Prince Pedro and Prince Carlo. The order was one of the rare orders confirmed as a religious-military order in the papal bull Militantis Ecclesiae in 1718, owing to a notable success in liberating Christians in the Peloponnese. Together with the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, it is one of a small number of Catholic orders that still have this status today. It is not an order of chivalry under the patronage of the Holy See, but its membership is restricted to practising Catholics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro</span> Claimant to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of Saint George of the Reunion</span>

The Order of Saint George of the Reunion is an order of knighthood of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was established to replace the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies</span> Infante of Spain

Don Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain was the son of Prince Alfonso of the Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and nephew of the last King of the Two Sicilies, Francis II.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria</span> Duke of Calabria

Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, Grandee of Spain, is the only son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938–2015), and his wife, Princess Anne of Orléans. As primogeniture heir of the kings of the Two Sicilies he is the principal claimant to the headship of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, which ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies before the unification of Italy.

The Spanish monarchs of the House of Habsburg and Philip V used separate versions of their royal arms as sovereigns of the Kingdom of Naples-Sicily, Sardinia and the Duchy of Milan with the arms of these territories.

References

  1. Opfell, Olga S. (2001). Royalty Who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. pp. 37–8. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  2. "Riconciliazione in Casa Borbone: unità per l'Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio?". Notiziario Araldico. 25 January 2014.
  3. "Borbone: Finalmente la riconciliazione". Prliament of the Two Sicilies. 25 January 2014.
  4. New Rules of Succession decreed for the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies
  5. Gigi Del Fiore (30 May 2016). "Pedro, l'abusivo spagnolo". Dagospia.