Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963) is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
On 31 October 1998, Prince Carlo married Camilla Crociani, daughter of Italian billionaire Camillo Crociani and his second wife, Italian actress Edy Vessel. Together Carlo and Camilla have two children:
Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Calabria, Duchess of Palermo (born 2003)[1]
Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Noto, Duchess of Capri (born 2005)[2]
Claimed headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Siciliesedit
In 2008, Carlo succeeded to his father's claim as head of the House of the Two Sicilies and the use of the title Duke of Castro. This claim is disputed by the Spanish branch of the House of the Two Sicilies. As claimant to the headship of the house, he thus also claims to be sovereign of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George as well as the Royal Order of Francis I.
The dispute between the Castroan and Spanish branches of the family began after the death of the last uncontested head of the house, Ferdinand Pius, in 1960. By male primogeniture, the immediate male heir of Ferdinand Pius was his nephew Infante Alfonso, the son of Pius's eldest younger brother Carlos. Carlos married María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, the heir presumptive of Spain, in 1901. As a result of the marriage, his family forced Carlos to renounce his "eventual succession to the crown" of the Two Sicilies, in line with the centuries-old agreement that the crowns of Spain and the Two Sicilies were not to unify. Although this renunciation was interpreted by some as removing Carlos and his descendants from the line of succession of the Two Sicilies, supporters of Alfonso argued that the renunciation would only have applied if Carlos's wife or an eventual son had actually become the sovereign of Spain, which did not happen and would have most likely not happened at the time of the signing regardless. Nevertheless, Ferdinand Pius's and Carlos's younger brother, Ranieri, began to regard himself as Pius's heir. Upon Pius's death, both Ranieri and Alfonso claimed to be the legitimate heads of the family.[3]
Alfonso's line of the family (today represented by Carlo's rival claimant, Pedro) has been officially recognized as the legitimate line by the Government of Spain,[4][5] the Spanish royal house,[6] the Parmesan royal house and the Portuguese royal house, whereas Ranieri's line was recognized by many non-ruling European dynasts of former monarchies (no current monarch except the king of Spain has officially stated its view on the matter), namely the Count of Paris, Umberto of Italy, Gottfried of Austria-Tuscany, the Duke of Bavaria, the Duke of Württemberg, the Duke of Aosta, the Duke of Genoa, the Duke of Hohenberg, Prince Luiz of Orléans-Braganza and Prince Michael of Greece,[7] as well as all other members of the Sicilian house itself. It has been argued[by whom?] by some that the Counts of Paris supported the Castro line simply because their own pretence to the French throne depends entirely on the same principle of renunciation as the Act of Cannes, and so it would be against their own interest to support the Castros. The Parises, however, sidelined a branch that renounced the claim of actually ascending a foreign throne and that reigns that throne until today (Bourbons of Spain). Interestingly, most of the other outspoken supporters of the Castro line were either sons-in-law of the Count of Paris or closely related to him. Up until recently, the Italian government only legally recognized Ranieri's line, but from the 1980s onwards, awards and distinctions granted by either line's representatives have been regarded as of equal legality, after careful consideration of the official documents published in 1984 by the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Council of State, the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation and the Royal Academy of Heraldry and Genealogy.[8] There has nonetheless been great controversy as to the Italian government's early stance, as several public officials had been accepted into the Constantinian Order by Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro. When the senate agreed to revise its attitude to the dispute, it considered the Calabrian line to be legitimate, but its verdict was eventually softened to simply recognise both branches.[8]
In letters dated 21 July 2017, the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda issued a notice that the Duke of Castro's 2014 appointment to the Order of the Nation had been annulled. The appointment of his wife was likewise annulled.[19] In 2020, the branch of the Constantinian Order led by Prince Carlo was alleged to have influenced the election of Patricia Scotland as Commonwealth Secretary-General, which a spokesman for the Order denied, saying "These allegations are wholly offensive and wrong".[20] It was alleged that Scotland used the Order's awards to influence votes in her favour, even though four of the five honoured national leaders had voted against her appointment.[20]
30. André Stéphane Brossier, Baron de La Roullière
15. Anne Marie Brossier de La Roullière
31. Louise Bayon de Libertat
Referencesedit
^"HRH Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Calabria and Palermo – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie".
^"H.R.H. Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Noto and Capri – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie".
^Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Boletín Oficial del Estado. ISBN978-8434025066. pp. 288, 347–350
^Published in English in Sainty, Op. cit. 1989, pp. 134–191.
^The Succession to the Headship of the Two Sicilies Royal House 11 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
^Opfell, Olga S. (2001). Royalty Who Wait: The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe. McFarland & Company. ISBN978-0786409013. pp. 37–38.
^Sainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Boletín Oficial del Estado. ISBN978-8434025066. pp. 359–360
^ abSainty, Guy Stair (2018). The Constantinian Order of Saint George: and the Angeli, Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it. Boletín Oficial del Estado. ISBN978-8434025066. p. 392
^ abcdefghiConstantanian.org.uk, Page in which Carlo's titles and orders are listed
^"Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^. Website: Presidenza Della Repubblica (in Italian). Office of the President of the Italian Republic. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011. BORBONE DELLE DUE SICILIE S.A.R. il Principe Carlo, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Data del conferimento: 29 July 1996. English Translation: Borbon of the Two Sicilies, H.R.H. The Prince Carlo, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Date conferred: 29 July 1996.
^"Address by HRH The Duke of Castro on the occasion of the conferring of the Grand Cross pro Merito Melitensi within the Special Class of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Roma" (PDF). 5 December 2013.
^Real, Redazione (31 December 2013). "Duke of Castro honoured by the Order of Malta – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". Realcasadiborbone.it. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^"H.E Charles Savarin And PM Skerrit Awarded Knight Grand Cross of Merit". News.gov.dm. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^"Duke of Castro, Duke of Calabria and Cardinal Pompedda receive highest honours from the President of Panama - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^"Chi Magazine - 7 April 2004 - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
^Office of the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, 7 August 2017, London Gazette
^ ab"Order denies allegations it awarded knighthoods for political influence". The Tablet. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
Line of succession to the throne of the Two Sicilies (Calabria line) 5th position
Succeeded by
Prince François of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Line of succession to the French throne (Legitimist) c. 24th position
Succeeded by
Adrian de Bourbon
May 05, 2024
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This article needs editing to comply with Wikipedia s Manual of Style Please help improve the content June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Prince Carlo of Bourbon Two Sicilies Duke of Castro born 24 February 1963 is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Prince CarloDuke of CastroPrince Carlo at the Pallavicini Palace 2016Head of the House of Bourbon Two Sicilies disputed Tenure20 March 2008 presentPredecessorPrince FerdinandHeir apparentPrincess Maria CarolinaBorn 1963 02 24 24 February 1963 age 61 Saint Raphael Var FranceSpouseCamilla Crociani m 1998 wbr IssuePrincess Maria Carolina Duchess of Calabria and Palermo Princess Maria Chiara Duchess of Noto and CapriNamesItalian Carlo Maria Bernardo Gennaro di Borbone Due SicilieHouseBourbon Two SiciliesFatherPrince Ferdinand Duke of CastroMotherChantal de Chevron Villette Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage and issue 3 Claimed headship of the House of Bourbon Two Sicilies 4 Honours 4 1 Dynastic 4 2 National 4 3 Foreign 4 4 Awards 5 Ancestry 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editPrince Carlo was born at Saint Raphael Var France as the only son of Ferdinand Duke of Castro and his wife Chantal de Chevron Villette Marriage and issue editOn 31 October 1998 Prince Carlo married Camilla Crociani daughter of Italian billionaire Camillo Crociani and his second wife Italian actress Edy Vessel Together Carlo and Camilla have two children Princess Maria Carolina Duchess of Calabria Duchess of Palermo born 2003 1 Princess Maria Chiara Duchess of Noto Duchess of Capri born 2005 2 Claimed headship of the House of Bourbon Two Sicilies editIn 2008 Carlo succeeded to his father s claim as head of the House of the Two Sicilies and the use of the title Duke of Castro This claim is disputed by the Spanish branch of the House of the Two Sicilies As claimant to the headship of the house he thus also claims to be sovereign of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George as well as the Royal Order of Francis I The dispute between the Castroan and Spanish branches of the family began after the death of the last uncontested head of the house Ferdinand Pius in 1960 By male primogeniture the immediate male heir of Ferdinand Pius was his nephew Infante Alfonso the son of Pius s eldest younger brother Carlos Carlos married Maria de las Mercedes Princess of Asturias the heir presumptive of Spain in 1901 As a result of the marriage his family forced Carlos to renounce his eventual succession to the crown of the Two Sicilies in line with the centuries old agreement that the crowns of Spain and the Two Sicilies were not to unify Although this renunciation was interpreted by some as removing Carlos and his descendants from the line of succession of the Two Sicilies supporters of Alfonso argued that the renunciation would only have applied if Carlos s wife or an eventual son had actually become the sovereign of Spain which did not happen and would have most likely not happened at the time of the signing regardless Nevertheless Ferdinand Pius s and Carlos s younger brother Ranieri began to regard himself as Pius s heir Upon Pius s death both Ranieri and Alfonso claimed to be the legitimate heads of the family 3 Alfonso s line of the family today represented by Carlo s rival claimant Pedro has been officially recognized as the legitimate line by the Government of Spain 4 5 the Spanish royal house 6 the Parmesan royal house and the Portuguese royal house whereas Ranieri s line was recognized by many non ruling European dynasts of former monarchies no current monarch except the king of Spain has officially stated its view on the matter namely the Count of Paris Umberto of Italy Gottfried of Austria Tuscany the Duke of Bavaria the Duke of Wurttemberg the Duke of Aosta the Duke of Genoa the Duke of Hohenberg Prince Luiz of Orleans Braganza and Prince Michael of Greece 7 as well as all other members of the Sicilian house itself It has been argued by whom by some that the Counts of Paris supported the Castro line simply because their own pretence to the French throne depends entirely on the same principle of renunciation as the Act of Cannes and so it would be against their own interest to support the Castros The Parises however sidelined a branch that renounced the claim of actually ascending a foreign throne and that reigns that throne until today Bourbons of Spain Interestingly most of the other outspoken supporters of the Castro line were either sons in law of the Count of Paris or closely related to him Up until recently the Italian government only legally recognized Ranieri s line but from the 1980s onwards awards and distinctions granted by either line s representatives have been regarded as of equal legality after careful consideration of the official documents published in 1984 by the Ministry of Justice the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Council of State the Royal Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation and the Royal Academy of Heraldry and Genealogy 8 There has nonetheless been great controversy as to the Italian government s early stance as several public officials had been accepted into the Constantinian Order by Prince Ferdinand Duke of Castro When the senate agreed to revise its attitude to the dispute it considered the Calabrian line to be legitimate but its verdict was eventually softened to simply recognise both branches 8 Honours editDynastic edit nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius 9 10 11 nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George 9 nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit 9 nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign of the Royal Order of the Two Sicilies 9 nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint George of the Reunion 9 nbsp House of Bourbon Two Sicilies Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I 9 nbsp Italian Royal Family Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation nbsp Italian Royal Family Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus nbsp Italian Royal Family Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Savoy National edit nbsp Italy Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 9 12 nbsp Sovereign Military Order of Malta Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta 9 13 nbsp Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knight Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi 14 15 Foreign edit nbsp Dominica Member of the Decoration of Honour 16 nbsp Panama Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Nunez de Balboa Special Class 17 nbsp Syria Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit 9 18 In letters dated 21 July 2017 the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda issued a notice that the Duke of Castro s 2014 appointment to the Order of the Nation had been annulled The appointment of his wife was likewise annulled 19 In 2020 the branch of the Constantinian Order led by Prince Carlo was alleged to have influenced the election of Patricia Scotland as Commonwealth Secretary General which a spokesman for the Order denied saying These allegations are wholly offensive and wrong 20 It was alleged that Scotland used the Order s awards to influence votes in her favour even though four of the five honoured national leaders had voted against her appointment 20 Awards edit nbsp United Kingdom Freedom of the City of London 21 Ancestry editAncestors of Prince Carlo Duke of Castro16 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies8 Prince Alfonso Count of Caserta17 Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria4 Prince Ranieri Duke of Castro18 Prince Francis Count of Trapani 22 9 Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon Two Sicilies19 Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria 23 2 Prince Ferdinand Duke of Castro20 Count Stanislaw Kostka Andrzej Zamoyski10 Count Andrzej Przemyslaw Zamoyski21 Countess Roza Marianna Potocka5 Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska22 Prince Francis Count of Trapani 18 11 Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon Two Sicilies23 Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria 19 1 Prince Carlo Duke of Castro24 Theophile Victor Count of Chevron Villette12 Charles Albert de Chevron Villette25 Idalie de Pougny de Guillet de Monthoux6 Pierre Joseph Count of Chevron Villette26 Henri Fromentin de Saint Charles13 Louise Fromentin de Saint Charles27 Clemence Marie Justine Delocre3 Chantal de Chevron Villette28 Edouard Count of Colbert Cannet14 Alphonse Marquis of Colbert Cannet29 Caroline de Colbert Turgis7 Marie de Colbert Cannet30 Andre Stephane Brossier Baron de La Roulliere15 Anne Marie Brossier de La Roulliere31 Louise Bayon de LibertatReferences edit HRH Princess Maria Carolina Duchess of Calabria and Palermo Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie H R H Princess Maria Chiara Duchess of Noto and Capri Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie Sainty Guy Stair 2018 The Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Angeli Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it Boletin Oficial del Estado ISBN 978 8434025066 pp 288 347 350 Published in English in Sainty Op cit 1989 pp 134 191 The Succession to the Headship of the Two Sicilies Royal House Archived 11 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine Opfell Olga S 2001 Royalty Who Wait The 21 Heads of Formerly Regnant Houses of Europe McFarland amp Company ISBN 978 0786409013 pp 37 38 Sainty Guy Stair 2018 The Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Angeli Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it Boletin Oficial del Estado ISBN 978 8434025066 pp 359 360 a b Sainty Guy Stair 2018 The Constantinian Order of Saint George and the Angeli Farnese and Bourbon families which governed it Boletin Oficial del Estado ISBN 978 8434025066 p 392 a b c d e f g h i Constantanian org uk Page in which Carlo s titles and orders are listed Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George Constantinian org uk 4 October 2012 Retrieved 8 June 2020 Carlo wearing the grand cross set of Januarius Le Onorificenze Website Presidenza Della Repubblica in Italian Office of the President of the Italian Republic 1 May 2011 Archived from the original on 30 March 2012 Retrieved 5 June 2011 BORBONE DELLE DUE SICILIE S A R il Principe Carlo Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana Data del conferimento 29 July 1996 English Translation Borbon of the Two Sicilies H R H The Prince Carlo Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Date conferred 29 July 1996 wearing the Necklet of malta Address by HRH The Duke of Castro on the occasion of the conferring of the Grand Cross pro Merito Melitensi within the Special Class of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Roma PDF 5 December 2013 Real Redazione 31 December 2013 Duke of Castro honoured by the Order of Malta Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie Realcasadiborbone it Retrieved 8 June 2020 H E Charles Savarin And PM Skerrit Awarded Knight Grand Cross of Merit News gov dm 7 November 2014 Retrieved 8 June 2020 Duke of Castro Duke of Calabria and Cardinal Pompedda receive highest honours from the President of Panama Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George Constantinian org uk 27 March 2012 Retrieved 8 June 2020 Chi Magazine 7 April 2004 Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George Constantinian org uk 7 April 2004 Retrieved 8 June 2020 Office of the Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda 7 August 2017 London Gazette a b Order denies allegations it awarded knighthoods for political influence The Tablet Retrieved 6 March 2020 Independent Catholic NewsExternal links editOfficial Website of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Siciilies Official Website of the Grand Magistry of the Constantinian Order Official Website of the British and Irish Delegation of the Constantinian Order Prince Carlo Duke of CastroHouse of Bourbon Two SiciliesCadet branch of the House of BourbonBorn 24 February 1963 Italian nobility Preceded byPrince Ferdinand Duke of Castro20 March 2008 present IncumbentHeir Princess Maria Carolina Duchess of Calabria and Palermo Titles in pretence Preceded byFerdinand III TITULAR King of the Two Sicilies Castro claimant 2008 presentReason for succession failure Italian Unification under the House of Savoy IncumbentHeir Princess Maria Carolina Duchess of Calabria and Palermo Preceded byPrince Pedro ofBourbon Two Sicilies Line of succession to thethrone of the Two Sicilies Calabria line 5th position Succeeded byPrince Francois ofBourbon Two Sicilies Line of succession tothe French throne Legitimist c 24th position Succeeded byAdrian de Bourbon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prince Carlo Duke of Castro amp oldid 1216843346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
