(Redirected from Prince Ferdinand Maria, Duke of Castro)'Prince Ferdinand Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro' (born
28 May 1926) is a claimant to the headship of the
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Biography
He was born in
Podzameze the son of
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and Countess Carolina Zamoyska (1896-1968). Prince Ferdinand was the first member of the Two Sicilies royal family to serve in the French Armed Forces. He succeeded as head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on his fathers abdication in
1966. He is
Grand Master of the
Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George and the
Royal Order of Francis I. He has been decorated with several dynastic and state orders.
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Marriage and children
He was married in
Giez on the
23 July 1949 to Chantal of Chevron-Villette (1925-2005), they had three children.
★ Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1950) ex wife of Prince
Charles Napoléon
★ Princess Anna of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 1957) married to Jacques Cochin
★
Prince Charles, Duke of Calabria (born 1963)
References
1. His Royal Highness The Duke of Castro
External link
★
Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
★
Online Gotha