Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

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.

Biography

Ferdinand was born in Podzamcze 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 Royal Order of Francis I. He was decorated with several dynastic and state orders.^[1]

Ferdinand died in France on 20 March 2008.^[2]

Marriage and children

Ferdinand was married in Giez on 23 July 1949 to Chantal de Chevron-Villette (1925–2005), they had three children.

• Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of the Two Sicilies (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-Raphaël)

∞ Prince Charles Napoléon on 19 December 1978 in Paris; divorced in 1989

• Princess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon (born 24 October 1980)
• Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (born 11 July 1986)

• 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

• Nicolas Cochin (born 21 January 1979)
• Dorothée Cochin (born 10 June 1985)

• Prince Carlo Maria Bernardo Gennaro of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963 in Saint-Raphaël)

∞ Camilla Crociani on 31 October 1998 in Monte Carlo

• Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies (born 23 June 2003)
• Princess Maria Chiara of the Two Sicilies (born 1 January 2005)

Ancestry

References

External links

• Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

See also