Line of succession to the former throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Charles VII of Naples and V of Sicily
Children
Princess Maria Josefa
Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress
Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria
Charles IV of Spain
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Principe Gabriele
Principe Antonio Pasquale
Principe Francesco Saverio
Ferdinand I
Children
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Maria Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Prince Carlo Tito, Duke of Calabria
Princess Maria Anna
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia
Princess Maria Cristina Amelia
Prince Gennaro
Prince Giuseppe
Maria Amalia, Queen of the French
Maria Antonia, Princess of Asturias
Princess Maria Clotilde
Princess Maria Henrietta
Leopoldo, Prince of Salerno
Prince Alberto
Princess Maria Isabella
Francesco I
Children
Princess Caroline, Duchess of Berry
Prince Ferdinand
Princess Luisa Carlotta, Infanta of Spain
Maria Christina, Queen of Spain
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua
Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse
Maria Antonia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce
Princess Maria Amalia
Princess Maria Carolina, Countess of Montemolin
Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil
Prince Louis, Count of Aquila
Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
Ferdinand II
Children
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Prince Albert Maria, Count of Castrogiovanni
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Maria Annunciata, Archduchess Charles Louis of Austria
Maria Immaculata, Archduchess Karl Salvator of Austria
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
Prince Giuseppe, Count of Lucera
Maria Pia, Duchess of Parma
Prince Vincenzo, Count of Melazzo
Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari
Maria Luisa, Countess of Bardi
Prince Januarius, Count of Caltagirone
Francis II
Children
Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Alfonso
Children
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Carlos
Prince Francesco di Paola
Princess Maria Immacolata
Princess Maria Cristina
Princess Maria delle Grazie
Princess Maria Giuseppina
Prince Gennaro
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Filippo
Prince Francesco d'Assisi
Prince Gabriel
Ferdinando Pio
Children
Princess Maria Antonietta
Princess Maria Cristina
Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto
Princess Barbara
Princess Lucia, Duchess of Genoa
Princess Urraca
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Charles VII of Naples and V of Sicily
Children
Princess Maria Josefa
Maria Luisa, Holy Roman Empress
Infante Philip, Duke of Calabria
Charles IV of Spain
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Principe Gabriele
Principe Antonio Pasquale
Principe Francesco Saverio
Ferdinand I
Children
Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress
Maria Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Prince Carlo Tito, Duke of Calabria
Princess Maria Anna
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Maria Cristina, Queen of Sardinia
Princess Maria Cristina Amelia
Prince Gennaro
Prince Giuseppe
Maria Amalia, Queen of the French
Maria Antonia, Princess of Asturias
Princess Maria Clotilde
Princess Maria Henrietta
Leopoldo, Prince of Salerno
Prince Alberto
Princess Maria Isabella
Francesco I
Children
Princess Caroline, Duchess of Berry
Prince Ferdinand
Princess Luisa Carlotta, Infanta of Spain
Maria Christina, Queen of Spain
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua
Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse
Maria Antonia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce
Princess Maria Amalia
Princess Maria Carolina, Countess of Montemolin
Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil
Prince Louis, Count of Aquila
Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
Ferdinand II
Children
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Prince Louis, Count of Trani
Prince Albert Maria, Count of Castrogiovanni
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Maria Annunciata, Archduchess Charles Louis of Austria
Maria Immaculata, Archduchess Karl Salvator of Austria
Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
Prince Giuseppe, Count of Lucera
Maria Pia, Duchess of Parma
Prince Vincenzo, Count of Melazzo
Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari
Maria Luisa, Countess of Bardi
Prince Januarius, Count of Caltagirone
Francis II
Children
Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Alfonso
Children
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Carlos
Prince Francesco di Paola
Princess Maria Immacolata
Princess Maria Cristina
Princess Maria delle Grazie
Princess Maria Giuseppina
Prince Gennaro
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Filippo
Prince Francesco d'Assisi
Prince Gabriel
Ferdinando Pio
Children
Princess Maria Antonietta
Princess Maria Cristina
Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto
Princess Barbara
Princess Lucia, Duchess of Genoa
Princess Urraca

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was unified with the Kingdom of Italy in 1860. The headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies has been disputed since the death of claimant Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria on 7 January 1960 between Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria and his descendants and Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and his descendants. The two current claimants to the former realm of the Two Sicilies are Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, both descended in the male line from Charles III of Spain, who obtained the crowns of Naples and Sicily and forged them into one hereditary monarchy.

As the Grand Magistry of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is extant and traditionally descends with the headship of the Two Sicilies dynasty, that organisation continues to be divided into rival chivalric orders with members espousing allegiance to one or the other entity.

King Charles ordained that the Spanish crown would be reserved for his eldest son's heirs, while his "Italian sovereignty" would descend to the heirs of his next eldest son. The succession law of the defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies as outlined in Charles III's Pragmatic of 6 October 1759 was semi-Salic, conferring that realm on King Charles's third son who became Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (the eldest son was mentally incompetent, while the second was, as Prince of Asturias, the heir apparent to Spain).[1] It further stipulated that in future heirs male of the body of Charles III or, failing males, the female nearest in kinship to the last male in his descent or, that lineage also failing, the heirs male of Charles III's brothers, were to inherit the Neapolitan-Sicilian throne.[1] However, the Pragmatic also required that the crowns of Spain and of the Two Sicilies were henceforth never to be combined, even if the Italian branch became entirely extinct, leaving only the Spanish Bourbons to inherit.[1] In such a case, the Two Sicilies throne was always to be transferred to the next male dynast in the order of succession who was neither the monarch of Spain nor his heir, the Prince of Asturias.[1]

Calabria line of succession

Castro line of succession

References and notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Two Sicilies and Constantinian Order Successions: Commentary and Documents. Madrid, Spain: Grand Chancellery, Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. 1998. pp. 2–5, 13, 15–18, 21–25.

See also

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