Predecessor Prince Alfonso | Name Prince Pius, | |
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Reign 26 May 1934 – 7 January 1960 Successor Disputed:
Prince Ranieri (brother)
Infante Alfonso (nephew) Born 25 July 1869
Rome, Italy ( 1869-07-25 ) Burial Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Germany Issue Princess Maria Antonietta
Princess Maria Cristina
Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto
Princess Barbara Maria
Princess Lucia, Duchess of Genoa
Princess Urraca Maria House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Died January 7, 1960, Lindau, Germany Spouse Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (m. 1897–1954) Children Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Parents Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Siblings Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Similar People Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicili, Maria Theresa of Austria, Mercedes - Princess of Asturias, Maria Theresa of Austria‑Este | ||
Prince Ferdinand Pius (Ferdinando Pio Maria), Duke of Calabria (25 July 1869, Rome – 7 January 1960, Lindau), 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.
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Family
Ferdinand was the eldest child and son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He was a grandson of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and an older brother of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Maria Immaculata, Princess Johann Georg of Saxony, Maria Cristina, Archduchess Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Maria di Grazia, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Marriage and issue
Ferdinand married Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria on 31 May 1897. They had six children:
Ferdinand and Maria lived for many years at Villa Amsee, Lindau. It was there that he died in 1960.
Following Ferdinand's death, the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was claimed by both his nephew Alfonso and his brother Ranieri. It remains disputed between the descendants of Alfonso and Ranieri today.