Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

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Prince Ranieri of the Two Sicilies
Duke of Castro
Portrayed with a cavalry uniform of the Spanish Army and the Order of Alcántara, circa 1914.
Head of the Bourbons of the Two Sicilies (disputed)
Tenure 7 January 1960 – 13 January 1973
Predecessor Prince Ferdinand Pius
Successor Prince Ferdinand
Born (1883-12-03)3 December 1883
Cannes, France
Died 13 January 1973(1973-01-13) (aged 89)
Roquebrune-sur-Argens, France
Spouse Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska (m 12 September 1923)
Issue Princess Maria del Carmen
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Full name
Ranieri Maria Benito Giuseppe Labaro Gaetano Francesco Saverio Barbara Niccolo et omnes sancti di Borbone
House Bourbons of the Two Sicilies
Father Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Mother Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies
Burial Cimetière du Grand Jas, Cannes

Prince Ranieri of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (Ranieri Maria Benito Giuseppe Labaro Gaetano Francesco Saverio Barbara Niccolo et omnes sancti; 3 December 1883 – 13 January 1973) was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.




Marriage[edit]

On 12 September 1923, he married Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska.


Issue[edit]

  1. Princess Maria del Carmen Carolina Antonia of the Two Sicilies (July 13, 1924  – November 20, 2018) never married.
  2. Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (28 May 1926  – 20 March 2008) married Chantal de Chevron and had issue.



Honours[edit]


Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 3 December 1883 Died: 13 January 1973
Italian nobility
Preceded by
First in line
Duke of Castro
7 January 1960 – 13 January 1973
Succeeded by
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
King of the Two Sicilies
7 January 1960 – 13 January 1973
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by