Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Encyclopedia
Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies (Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus; 28 May 1926 – 20 March 2008) was a claimant to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies
. He was known as the Duke of Castro.
the son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
and Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
(1896–1968). His parents were first cousins as his grandmothers were sisters. His paternal grandparents were also first cousins. He lived most of his life in France and was the first member of the Two Sicilies royal family to serve in the French Armed Forces.
Ferdinand succeeded as head of the House of the Two Sicilies on his father's death in 1973 having carried out the functions associated with the headship of the family since 1966. He was Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
and the Royal Order of Francis I
. He was decorated with several dynastic and state orders.
Ferdinand died in France on 20 March 2008.
on 23 July 1949 to Chantal de Chevron-Villette
(1925–2005), they had three children.
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
. He was known as the Duke of Castro.
Biography
Ferdinand was born in PodzamczePodzamcze, Masovian Voivodeship
Podzamcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Maciejowice, within Garwolin County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Maciejowice, south of Garwolin, and south-east of Warsaw.-References:...
the son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...
and Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...
(1896–1968). His parents were first cousins as his grandmothers were sisters. His paternal grandparents were also first cousins. He lived most of his life in France and was the first member of the Two Sicilies royal family to serve in the French Armed Forces.
Ferdinand succeeded as head of the House of the Two Sicilies on his father's death in 1973 having carried out the functions associated with the headship of the family since 1966. He was Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...
and the Royal Order of Francis I
Royal Order of Francis I
The Royal Order of Francis I is a dynastic Order of Knighthood of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies...
. He was decorated with several dynastic and state orders.
Ferdinand died in France on 20 March 2008.
Marriage and children
Ferdinand was married in GiezGiez
Giez is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.-Geography:Giez has an area, , of . Of this area, or 58.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 35.2% is forested...
on 23 July 1949 to Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Chantal Françoise Marie Camille de Chevron-Villette was the wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...
(1925–2005), they had three children.
- Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of the Two Sicilies (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-RaphaëlSaint-Raphaël, VarSaint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies another, older, town called Fréjus, and together they form an urban agglomeration known as Fréjus Saint-Raphaël...
)
- ∞ Prince Charles Napoléon on 19 December 1978 in ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
; divorced in 1989-
- Princess Caroline Marie-Constance Napoléon (born 24 October 1980)
- Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (born 11 July 1986)
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- Princess Anne Marie Caroline Carmen of the Two Sicilies (born 24 April 1957 in Saint-Raphaël)
- ∞ Jacques Cochin, Baron Cochin on 9 September 1977 in Roquebrunne-sur-Argens
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- Nicolas Cochin (born 21 January 1979)
- Dorothée Cochin (born 10 June 1985)
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- Prince Carlo Maria Bernardo Gennaro of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963 in Saint-Raphaël)
- ∞ Camilla CrocianiPrincess Camilla, Duchess of CastroPrincess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro is the wife of Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies....
on 31 October 1998 in Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
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- Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies (born 23 June 2003)
- Princess Maria Chiara of the Two Sicilies (born 1 January 2005)
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