Prince Gabriel of Bourbon Two Sicilies

Family

Gabriel was the twelfth child and youngest son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta, and his wife, Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Nicknamed Onga within his family circle, he grew up having little contact with either of the two elder brothers, Carlo (1870-1949) and Ranieri (1883-1973), whose rival claims for headship of the family and it'd dynastic orders would rend loyaltities the House of Bourbon-Sicily asunder into the 21st century.

Marriage and issue

Gabriel married firstly Princess Malgorzata Izabella Czartoryska, daughter of Prince Adam Ludwik Czartoryski and his wife Countess Maria Ludwika Krasińska, on 25 August 1927 in Paris. The couple had one child before Malgorzata died in Cannes on 8 March 1929:

Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 20 January 1929 in Cannes)

wed Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (born 2 February 1933 in Stuttgart) on 18 July 1958 in Altshausen, and had issue:

Gabriel married, secondly, Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, daughter of Prince Kasimierz Lubomirski and his wife Countess Maria Theresia Granow-Wodicka, on 15 September 1932 in Kraków. Gabriel and Cecylia had four children:

Prince Jean of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 30 June 1933 in Warsaw – died 25 December 2000 in Madrid)

Princess Maria Margarita of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 16 November 1934 in Warsaw – died 15 January 2014 in Madrid)

wed Luis Gonzaga Maldonado y Gordon (born 17 November 1932 in Madrid), on 11 June 1962 in Jerez de la Frontera

Princess Marie Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 25 June 1937 in Warsaw)

wed Miguel Garcia de Saéz y Tellecea (6 September 1921 – 12 March 1982), on 29 June 1970 in Sant Josep de sa Talaia; divorced in 1979

Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 8 November 1938 in Warsaw)

wed Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (born 12 September 1933 in Miramare), on 29 January 1967 in Jacarezinho

Titles and styles

11 January 1897 – 22 October 1975: His Royal Highness Prince Gabriele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

In addition to the princely status deriving from membership in the historical House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, the title of Principe de Borbón and the style of Royal Highness were specifically accorded to Gabriel de Borbón and to those of his children born of marriage contracted with the Spanish sovereign's authorization, by a Spanish royal decree issued 19 August 1920.

Honours

 Spain: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece

 Italy: Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III

Knight of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta