Sneha Girap (Editor)

Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Pretendence
  
5 October 2015 –

Name
  
Prince Duke

Predecessor
  
Infante Carlos

Prince Pedro, Duke of Noto wwwborboneduesicilieorgimagesdukenotojpg
Heir
  
Prince Jaime, Duke of Capua

Born
  
16 October 1968 (age 55) Madrid, Spain (
1968-10-16
)

Issue
  
Prince Jaime, Duke of CapuaPrince JuanPrince PabloPrince PedroPrincess SofiaPrincess BlancaPrincess Maria

Spouse
  
Sofia Landaluce y Melgarejo (m. 2001)

Children
  
Blanca de Borbon-dos Sicilias y Landaluce

Parents
  
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria

Siblings
  
Archduchess Maria of Austria

Grandparents
  
Henri, Count of Paris

Similar People
  
Infante Carlos - Duke of C, Princess Anne - Duchess, Infanta Alicia - Duchess, Henri - Count of Paris, Princess Isabelle of Orleans‑Braganza

Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Pedro Juan Maria Alejo Saturnino y Todos los Santos; 16 October 1968) is the son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938–2015) and his wife Princess Anne of Orléans.

Contents

Background

Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria 1bpblogspotcomKFVGS1w5hs8UuHLUW09NHIAAAAAAA

Pedro is currently one of two claimants to the head of the House of the Two Sicilies, since the death of his father on 5 October 2015. The other claimant is Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro. He is Grand Master of the Constantinian Order, Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius, President of the Council of the four Spanish Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa and Grand Commander of the Military Order of Alcántara.

Marriage and issue

Pedro married Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo, daughter of José Manuel Landaluce y Domínguez and his wife Blanca Melgarejo y González (granddaughter of the Duque de San Fernando de Quiroga), on 30 March 2001 in Madrid, Spain. Pedro and Sofia have seven children:

  • Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto (Duke of Capua 2012-2015), Grand Constable of the Order of Saint George and Reunion, Grand Prefect of the Constantinian Order, Knight of Alcántara, Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (born 26 June 1993)
  • Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 18 April 2003)
  • Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 26 June 2004)
  • Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 3 January 2007)
  • Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 12 November 2008)
  • Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 7 April 2011)
  • Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 5 March 2015)
  • Honours

  • Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (1986-2015)
  • Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George since 5 November 2015
  • Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius since 5 November 2015
  • Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
  • Grand Commander of the Order of Alcantara (2014)
  • President of the Royal Council of the Spanish Military Orders of Chivalry (Orders of Santiago, Calatrava Alcántara and Montesa) (appointed by HM King Juan Carlos I, 2014)
  • References

    Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria Wikipedia