- List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies
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See also: List of consorts of the Two Sicilies
The following is a list of monarchs of the Two Sicilies.
Contents
Edict of Bayonne
Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Joachim I[1]
1808–181525 March 1767
La Bastide-Fortunière
son of Pierre Murat-Jordy and Jeanne LoubièresCaroline Bonaparte
1 August 1794
3 children13 October 1815
Pizzo
aged 48Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily, to which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples.[2][3] After the Congress of Vienna, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816.[4] Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.
Kings of the Two Sicilies, 1816–1861 (after Congress of Vienna)
Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Ferdinand I
1816–182512 January 1751
Naples
son of Charles VII and Maria Amalia of SaxonyMarie Caroline of Austria
12 May 1768
17 children
Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia
27 November 1814
No children4 January 1825
Naples
aged 73Francis I
1825–183014 August 1777
Naples
son of Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina of AustriaMaria Isabella of Spain
6 July 1802
12 children8 November 1830
Naples
aged 53Ferdinand II
1830–185912 January 1810
Palermo
son of Francis I and Maria Isabella of SpainMaria Christina of Savoy
21 November 1832
1 child
Maria Theresa of Austria
9 January 1837
12 children22 May 1859
Caserta
aged 49Francis II
1859–186116 January 1836
Naples
son of Ferdinand II and Maria Christina of SavoyMaria Sophie of Bavaria
8 January 1859
1 child27 December 1894
Arco
aged 58- In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy.
Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, 1861–1960
Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Francis II
1861–189416 January 1836
Naples
son of Ferdinand II and Maria Christina of SavoyMaria Sophie of Bavaria
8 January 1859
1 child27 December 1894
Arco
aged 58Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
1894–193428 March 1841
Caserta
son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of AustriaPrincess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
8 June 1868
12 children26 May 1934
Cannes
aged 93Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
1934–196025 July 1869
Rome
son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
31 May 1897
6 children7 January 1960
Lindau
aged 90- In 1960 headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies became disputed by two different Bourbon lines.
Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, disputed 1960–present
Neapolitan line claim, 1960–present
Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
1960–19663 December 1883
Cannes
son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two SiciliesCountess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
12 September 1923
2 children13 January 1973
La Combe
aged 89Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
1966–200828 May 1926
Podzamcze
son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and Countess Maria Carolina ZamoyskaChantal de Chevron-Villette
23 July 1949
3 children20 March 2008
France
Aged 81Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
2008–present24 February 1963
Saint-Raphaël
son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro and Chantal de Chevron-VilletteCamilla Crociani
31 October 1998
2 childrenCurrent claimant Spanish line claim, 1960–present
Name Portrait Birth Marriages Death Infante Alfonso
1960–196430 November 1901
Madrid
son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Mercedes, Princess of AsturiasPrincess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
1936
3 children3 February 1964
aged 63Infante Carlos
1964–present16 January 1938
Lausanne
son of Infante Alfonso and Princess Alice of Bourbon-ParmaPrincess Anne d'Orléans
1965
5 childrenCurrent claimant References
- ^ Coin of Two Sicilies under Murat's rule
- ^ Colletta P., History of the Kingdom of Naples: 1734-1825, p.71
- ^ (Italian)Prolclaims with Murat's title.
- ^ (Italian) Romeo R., Momenti e problemi della Restaurazione nel Regno delle Due Sicilie (1815-1820), in «Mezzogiorno e Sicilia nel Risorgimento», Napoli 1963, pp 85-96
See also
- Line of succession to the throne of the Two Sicilies
- List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria
- Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage
- Descendants of Charles III of Spain
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