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Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963) is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Early life [ edit ] Prince Carlo was born at Saint-Raphaël , Var , France , as the only son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro , and his wife, Chantal de Chevron-Villette.
Francis II ( Neapolitan and Italian: Francesco II, christened Francesco d'Assisi Maria Leopoldo; Sicilian: Francischieddu; 16 January 1836 – 27 December 1894) was King of the Two Sicilies. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his ...
From the marriage two daughters were born: H.R.H. Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria and Palermo (23 June 2003) and H.R.H. Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto and Capri (1 January 2005), both born in Rome.
Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies ruled over southern Italy from 1734 to 1861. The current head of the Royal House is His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro who, together with his wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Camilla of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro, is very active in promoting the cultural ...
She was married in Vienna on 16 April 1936 to HRH Infante Don Alfonso de Borbon-Dos Sicilias y Borbon, who succeeded as Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies and Duke of Calabria on 7 January 1960 and died on 3 February 1964." "The last Infante?" Necrol gico "S.A.R. Don Carlos de Borb n-Dos Sicilias y Borb n-Parma, Infante de Espa a ...
Prince Gaetan of the Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti ( Italian: Gaetano Marie Federico, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Conte di Girgenti) (12 January 1846, Naples, Two Sicilies – 26 November 1871, Lucerne, Switzerland) was the seventh child of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria. [citation needed]
Since the end of the Two Sicilies Monarchy in 1860 the head of the Bourbon-Two Sicilies royal house has lived in exile. The last reigning King, Francis II, and his brother and successor (in 1894) Alfonso, Count of Caserta, continued to maintain their claim to be the legitimate successors to the throne of the Two Sicilies and refused to recognize the unification of Italy.
