Prince Louis, Count of Aquila

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Religion Roman Catholic		Name Prince Count

Born 19 July 1824Naples, Two Sicilies ( 1824-07-19 ) Issue Prince Luigi, Count of RoccaguglielmaPrincess Maria IsabellaPrince FilippoPrince Maria Emanuele Father Francis I of the Two Sicilies Mother Maria Isabella of Spain Died March 5, 1897, Paris, France Spouse Princess Januaria of Brazil (m. 1844–1897) House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Children Prince Maria Emanuele, Princess Maria Isabella, Prince Filippo Parents Maria Isabella of Spain, Francis I of the Two Sicilies Similar People Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Maria Isabella of Spain, Teresa Cristina of the Two S, Marie‑Caroline de Bourbon, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicili

Prince Luigi Carlo Maria Giuseppe of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Aquila (19 July 1824 – 5 March 1897) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Family

Louis was second-youngest son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain. He was born in Naples, Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Louis married Januária Maria, Princess Imperial of Brazil, daughter of Pedro I of Brazil and his wife Maria Leopoldina of Austria, on 28 April 1844 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His sister Theresa Christina had been married to Januária Maria's brother Emperor Pedro II of Brazil since 1842. Louis and Januária Maria had four children:

Prince Luigi, Count of Roccaguglielma (18 July 1845–27 November 1909). Luigi married morganatically Maria Amelia Bellow-Hamel and had two children.

Princess Maria Isabella of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (22 July 1846–14 February 1859)

Prince Filippo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (12 August 1847–9 July 1922). Filippo married morganatically Flora Boonen and had no children.

Prince Maria Emanuele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (24 January 1851–26 January 1851).

Louis died in Paris, France.