Princess Maria Chiara | |||||
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Duchess of Noto and Capri | |||||
Born | Rome, Italy | 1 January 2005||||
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro | ||||
Mother | Camilla Crociani | ||||
Occupation | socialite, philanthropist, social media influencer | ||||
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Followers | 67.6K | ||||
Likes | 590.3K | ||||
Last updated: 3 December 2024 |
Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto and Capri (Italian: Maria Chiara di Borbone delle Due Sicilie; born 1 January 2005) is an Italian socialite, philanthropist, and social media influencer. She serves as the ambassador for the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Maria Chiara was born in Rome on 1 January, 2005 to Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro and Camilla Crociani. [1] She is the younger sister of Princess Maria Carolina. [2] [3] [4] She grew up between Paris, Monte Carlo, and Rome. [5]
She graduated from Istituto Marangoni and continued her studies at Harvard University. [5]
Maria Chiara is a patroness of the Monaco-based charity Rokethon, which raises money for abandoned dogs, and an ambassador of the ocean conservation nonprofit organization Passion Sea Project. [5] [6] She worked with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and supported animal welfare causes through animal adoption, awareness campaigns, and volunteer efforts. [7] She was appointed as the ambassador for the Worldwide Fund for Nature in France and Italy. [7]
She is a social media influencer, with large followings on Instagram and TikTok. [8] She co-launched the YouTube channel Carolina & Chiara with her sister, which they started during the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
In 2023, she attended the Monaco Grand Prix with Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark. [9]
In October 2024, she attended the opening of Christie's Asia Pacific Headquarters in Hong Kong with her family. [7]
Ferdinand I was King of the Two Sicilies from 1816 until his death. Before that he had been, since 1759, King of Naples as Ferdinand IV and King of Sicily as Ferdinand III. He was deposed twice from the throne of Naples: once by the revolutionary Parthenopean Republic for six months in 1799, and again by a French invasion in 1806, before being restored in 1815 at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Francis I of the Two Sicilies was King of the Two Sicilies from 1825 to 1830 and regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1806 to 1814.
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
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, 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.
Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies.
Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of the two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the only child of Prince Louis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trani and his wife Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria. Maria Teresa was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and became a member of the House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and titular Princess of Hohenzollern through her marriage to Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern. She was called Mädi in the family and had a lifelong friendship with her cousin the Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria.
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.
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. She was known for her piety and for her charity to the poor.
Prince Francis of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Prince Luigi Carlo Maria Giuseppe of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Aquila was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Prince Gaetan of the Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti was the seventh child of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria. Gaetan was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and consort to Isabella, Princess of Asturias, twice the recognized heir presumptive to the throne of Spain. Through this union, Gaetan was created an Infante of Spain.
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.
Princess Maria Immaculata Cristina Pia Isabella of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the fourth child and eldest daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Princess Maria di Grazia was a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and princess of Orléans-Braganza through her marriage to Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza.
Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a prince of the deposed dynasty which ruled the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth and an Infanta of Portugal and Spain through her marriage to Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain.
Princess Maria Carolina Giuseppina Ferdinanda of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, full Italian name: Maria Carolina Giuseppina Ferdinanda di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth and Countess Zamoyska through her marriage to Polish nobleman Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski.
Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria, Duchess of Palermo is an Italian socialite, model, philanthropist, and social media influencer. She is the eldest daughter and heiress of Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, the disputed head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.