Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

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Prince Ferdinand
Duke of Castro
Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disputed)
Tenure 13 January 1973 – 20 March 2008
Predecessor Prince Ranieri
Successor Prince Carlo
Born (1926-05-28)28 May 1926
Podzamcze, Poland
Died 20 March 2008(2008-03-20) (aged 81)
Draguignan, France
Spouse Chantal de Chevron (m 23 July 1949)
Issue Princess Beatrice
Princess Anne
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Full name
Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus di Borbone
House Bourbons of the Two Sicilies
Father Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Mother Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Religion Roman Catholic

Prince Ferdinand of the Two Sicilies, The Duke of Castro (Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus; 28 May 1926 – 20 March 2008) was a claimant to the headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies.




Marriage[edit]

On 23 July 1949, he married Chantal de Chevron-Villette in Giez.


Issue[edit]

  1. Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 16 June 1950) married Charles, Prince Napoléon and had issue.
  2. Princess Anne (born 24 April 1957) married Baron Jacques Cochin and had issue.
  3. Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963) married Camilla Crociani and had issue.



Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 28 May 1926 Died: 20 March 2008
Italian nobility
Preceded by Duke of Castro
13 January 1973 – 20 March 2008
Succeeded by
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
King of the Two Sicilies
13 January 1973 – 20 March 2008
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by