List of consorts of the Two Sicilies
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House of Bonaparte (Edict of Bayonne), 1806–1815

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Maria Annunziata Carolina Bonaparte
Caroline Bonaparte
Maria Annunziata Carolina Murat , better known as Caroline Bonaparte, was the seventh surviving child and third surviving daughter of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino and a younger sister of Napoleon I of France...

Carlo Maria Buonaparte
(Bonaparte)
25 March 1782 20 January 1800 1 August 1808
husband's accession
3 May 1815
husband's deposition
18 May 1839 Joachim
Joachim Murat
Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...


Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...

, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

 which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples to. After the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...

, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816. Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Naples
The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...

 and the Kingdom of Sicily
Kingdom of Sicily
The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...

 were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.

House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...

, 1815–1816

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
María Isabella of Spain
Maria Isabella of Spain
María Isabella of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the second wife of Francis I and the youngest surviving daughter of the Spanish king Charles IV and his consort Maria Luisa of Parma...

Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV of Spain
Charles IV was King of Spain from 14 December 1788 until his abdication on 19 March 1808.-Early life:...


(Bourbon-Spain
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...

)
6 July 1789 6 July 1802 4 January 1825
husband's accession
8 November 1830
husband's death
13 September 1848 Francis I
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....

Maria Cristina of Savoy Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
Victor Emmanuel I was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821, and Jacobite Pretender from 1819 until his death.-Biography:...


(Savoy
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...

)
14 November 1812 21 November 1832 21 January 1836 Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death.-Family:Ferdinand was born in Palermo, the son of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife and first cousin Maria Isabella of Spain.His paternal grandparents were King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Marie...

Maria Theresa of Austria Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of emperor Leopold II and his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain...


(Habsburg-Lorraine)
31 July 1816 27 January 1837 22 May 1859
husband's death
8 August 1867
Maria Sophie of Bavaria Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria , known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the House of Wittelsbach and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music...


(Wittelsbach)
4 October 1841 3 February 1859 22 May 1859
husband's accession
20 March 1861
husband's deposition
19 January 1925 Francis II
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II , was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, and marked the first major event of Italian unification...

In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...


Spouse of the Head of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, 1861–1960

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Maria Sophie of Bavaria Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria , known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the House of Wittelsbach and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music...


(Wittelsbach)
4 October 1841 3 February 1859 20 March 1861
husband's deposition
27 December 1894
husband's death
19 January 1925 Francis II
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II , was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, and marked the first major event of Italian unification...

Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
Francis of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani was a member of the House of the Two Sicilies.-Family:...


(Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

)
16 March 1851 8 June 1868 27 December 1894
husband's accession
26 May 1934
husband's death
12 September 1938 Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....

Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria was a daughter of the final King of Bavaria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, and his wife Maria Theresia of Austria-Este...

Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III , was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918.-Early life:...


(Wittelsbach)
6 July 1872 31 May 1897 26 May 1934
husband's accession
10 June 1954 Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Ferdinand Pius , Duke of Calabria , was head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and pretender to the throne of the extinct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1934 to 1960....


In 1960 headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

 became disputed by two different Bourbon lines.

Neapolitan line claim, 1960–present

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski, Count Zamoyski
(Zamoyski)
22 September 1896 12 September 1923 7 January 1960
husband's accession
c. 1966
husband's abdication
9 May 1968 Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...

Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Chantal Françoise Marie Camille de Chevron-Villette was the wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

Joseph-Pierre de Chevron, Count of Villette
(Chevron family)
10 January 1925 23 July 1949 c. 1966
husband's accession
24 May 2005 Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies was a claimant to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies. He was known as the Duke of Castro.-Biography:...

Camilla Crociani
Princess Camilla, Duchess of Castro
Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro is the wife of Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies....

Camillo Crociani
(Crociani family)
5 April 1971 31 October 1998 20 March 2008
husband's accession
Incumbent - Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Early life and education:...


Spanish line claim, 1960–present

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria is a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria...

Elias, Duke of Parma
Elias, Duke of Parma
Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma between 1950 and 1959...


(Bourbon-Parma
House of Bourbon-Parma
The House of Bourbon-Parma is an Italian cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line. The name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name and the other from the title of Duke of Parma....

)
13 November 1917 16 April 1936 7 January 1960
husband's accession
3 February 1964
husband's abdication
- Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria was one of two claimants to the title of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies from 1960 until his death in 1964...

Anne d'Orléans Prince Henri, Count of Paris
(Orléans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...

)
4 December 1938 12 May 1965 Incumbent - Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...


See also

  • Line of succession to the throne of the Two Sicilies
    Line of succession to the throne of the Two Sicilies
    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...

  • List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies
  • Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage
  • Duchess of Calabria
    Duchess of Calabria
    Duchess of Calabria was the traditional title of the wife of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title.There are at present two...

  • List of Neapolitan consorts
  • List of Sicilian consorts
  • List of Italian consorts
  • List of Sardinian consorts
  • Royal Consorts of Spain
    Royal Consorts of Spain
    - House of Habsburg :- House of Bourbon :- House of Bonaparte :- House of Bourbon :- House of Savoy :- House of Bourbon :-See also:*List of Spanish monarchs*List of Aragonese consorts...

  • List of Tuscan consorts

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