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Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Italian prince

Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria

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Intro
Italian prince
A.K.A.
Ferdinando Pio Maria
From
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Rome
Place of death
Lindau
Age
90 years
Family
Mother:
Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father:
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Siblings:
Prince Ranieri Duke of Castro Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Spouse:
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
Children:
Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Prince Ferdinand Pius (Ferdinando Pio Maria), Duke of Calabria (25 July 1869, Rome – 7 January 1960, Lindau), 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.

Family

Ferdinand was the eldest child and son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He was a grandson of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and an older brother of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Maria Immaculata, Princess Johann Georg of Saxony, Maria Cristina, Archduchess Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Maria di Grazia, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Ferdinand married Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria on 31 May 1897. They had six children:

  • Princess Maria Antonietta (1898–1957)
  • Princess Maria Cristina (1899–1985), married in 1948 to Manuel Sotomayor-Luna, Vice President of Ecuador
  • Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto (1901–1914)
  • Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda (1902–1927), married in 1922 to Count Franz Xaver zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • Princess Lucia Maria Raniera (1908–2001), married in 1938 to Prince Eugenio, Duke of Ancona
  • Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda (1913–1999)

Ferdinand and Maria lived for many years at Villa Amsee, Lindau. It was there that he died in 1960.

Following Ferdinand's death, the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was claimed by both his nephew Alfonso and his brother Ranieri. It remains disputed between the descendants of Alfonso and Ranieri today.

Honours

  • Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
  • Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius
  • Grand Master of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
  • Grand Master of the Royal Order of Francis I
  • Grand Master of the Order of Saint George and Reunion
  • Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece
  • Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert of Bavaria
  • Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
  • Bailiff Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Arms

Ancestry

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles IV of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Maria Luisa of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Charles IV of Spain (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Maria Luisa of Parma (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Luisa of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 25 July 1869 Died: 7 January 1960
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
— TITULAR —
King of the Two Sicilies
26 May 1934 – 7 January 1960
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by
Disputed
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro or
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria

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