Father Camillo Crociani Religion Roman Catholic | Mother Eduarda Vessel Name Princess Duchess | |
Born 5 April 1971 (age 53)
Rome, Lazio, Italy ( 1971-04-05 ) Issue Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Palermo
Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Capri Spouse Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (m. 1998) House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Parents Camillo Crociani, Edy Vessel Children Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon, Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon Education New York University, Marymount High School Similar People Prince Carlo - Duke of C, Camillo Crociani, Edy Vessel, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Robert - Count of Clermont | ||
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Princess Camilla of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (nee Camilla Crociani; born 5 April 1971 in Rome, Lazio, Italy) 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.
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- Constantinian order euro news interview with hrh princess camilla duchess of castro
- Biography
- Marriage and family
- Styles and titles
- Orders and decorations
- References
Biography
Born Camilla Crociani in Rome, she is the daughter of Italian industrialist Camillo Crociani and his wife Eduarda "Edy" Vessel Crociani, a German dancer. Princess Camilla was educated at Marymount High School before attending New York University, and has business interests around the world. She was previously active in equestrian sports. The Duchess is fluent in Italian, French, English, Spanish and Japanese. The Duchess has one sibling, Cristiana. The Duchess is very active in the promotion of the charitable, humanitarian and inter-religious activities of the Constantinian Order in Italy and across the world.
Marriage and family
She married Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, at the time heir apparent to the disputed headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 31 October 1998 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. After her marriage she was styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria. Princess Camilla and her husband have two daughters.
On 20 March 2008 her father-in-law Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro died and her husband succeeded as a claimant to headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and became Duke of Castro. Since then Princess Camilla has been styled the Duchess of Castro.
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