Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua

Prince Charles
Prince of Capua
Born	(1811-11-10)10 November 1811 Palermo, Sicily
Died	22 April 1862(1862-04-22) (aged 50) Turin, Italy
Spouse	Penelope Smyth (m January 12, 1836)
Issue	Francesco, Count of Mascali Vittoria, Countess of Mascali
Full name
Carlo Ferdinando di Borbone
House	Bourbons of the Two Sicilies
Father	Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Mother	Maria Isabella of Spain
Burial	Chapel of San Francesco Saverio, Villa of Marli

Prince Charles of the Two Sicilies, Prince of Capua (Carlo Ferdinando; 10 November 1811 – 22 April 1862) was the second son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife, Maria Isabella of Spain. He contracted a morganatic marriage in 1836 and was forced into exile from Naples for the rest of his life. At his birth, Charles Ferdinand's grandfather, King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, granted him the title Prince of Capua but it confiscared by the crown on account of his illegal marriage.

Issue

1. Francesco di Borbone, Count of Mascali (24 March 1837 – 2 June 1862) never married.
2. Vittoria di Borbone, Countess of Mascali (15 May 1838 – 9 August 1895) never married.

Titles

• 10 November 1811 – January 16 , 1836 His Royal Highness Don Carlo Borbone, Prince of Capua.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius
• Knight of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece (1826)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit
• Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (1826)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III (18 June 1815)