Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

Infobox Two Sicilies Royalty|prince
name = Prince Ferdinand
full name = Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus
title = Duke of Castro


imgw =
caption =
reign = 1966 - 20 March 2008
coronation =
predecessor =Prince Ranieri
successor = Prince Carlo
succession = Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
spouse = Chantal de Chevron-Villette
issue = Princess Béatrice
Princess Anne
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
royal house =House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
royal anthem =
father =Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
mother =Countess Carolina Zamoyska
date of birth =Birth date|1926|5|28
place of birth =Podzamcze, Poland
date of death =death date and age|2008|3|20|1926|5|28
place of death = Draguignan, France
place of burial =|

Prince "Ferdinando" Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (28 May 1926 - 20 March 2008) was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Biography

Ferdinand was born in Podzamcze the son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and Countess Carolina Zamoyska (1896-1968). 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 Bourbon-Two Sicilies on his father's abdication in 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. [ [http://www.constantinian.com/royal-castro.html His Royal Highness The Duke of Castro] ]

Ferdinand died in France on 20 March 2008 [ [http://www.realcasadiborbone.it/ Royal House of Borbon] ] .

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 (born 16 June 1950, Saint-Raphael), married in Paris 19 December 1978 (divorced 1989) to Prince Charles Napoléon
* Princess Anne Marie Caroline Carmen (born 24 April 1957, Saint-Raphael), married in Roquebrunne-sur-Argens 9 September 1977 to Jacques Cochin (two children)
*Prince Carlo Maria Bernardo Gennaro, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963)

Ancestry

ahnentafel-compact5
style=font-size: 90%; line-height: 110%;
border=1
boxstyle=padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0;
boxstyle_1=background-color: #fcc;
boxstyle_2=background-color: #fb9;
boxstyle_3=background-color: #ffc;
boxstyle_4=background-color: #bfc;
boxstyle_5=background-color: #9fe;
1= 1. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
2= 2. Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
3= 3. Countess Carolina Zamoyska
4= 4. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
5= 5. Princess Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
6= 6. Count Andrzej Zamoyski
7= 7. Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
8= 8. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
9= 9. Maria Theresa of Austria
10= 10. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
11= 11. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
12= 12. Count Stanisław Kostka Andrzej Zamoyski
13= 13. Rosa Maria Eva Potocka
14= 14. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (= 10)
15= 15. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria (= 11)
16= 16. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
17= 17. Maria Isabella of Spain
18= 18. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
19= 19. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
20= 20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
21= 21. Maria Isabella of Spain (= 17)
22= 22. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
23= 23. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
24= 24. Count Stanisław Kostka Zamoyski
25= 25. Princess Zofia Czartoryska
26= 26. Count Przemysław Potocki
27= 27. Princess Teresa Sapieha
28= 28. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
29= 29. Maria Isabella of Spain (= 17)
30= 30. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (= 22)
31= 31. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (= 23)

References

External links

* [http://www.realcasadiborbone.it/index/indexhome.php Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies]
* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/2sicilies.html Online Gotha]