Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
| Infante Alfonso | |||||
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| Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria and Count of Caserta | |||||
 The Duke of Calabria in 1912 | |||||
| Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |||||
| Pretendence | 7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964 | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Ferdinand Pius | ||||
| Successor | Infante Carlos | ||||
| Born |
30 November 1901 Madrid, Spain | ||||
| Died |
3 February 1964 (aged 62) Madrid, Spain | ||||
| Burial | Panteon Infantes, Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Issue |
Princess Teresa María Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Princess Inés María | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Father | Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Mother | Mercedes, Princess of Asturias | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Infante Alfonso of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901 – 3 February 1964)[1] was one of two claimants to the title of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies from 1960 until his death in 1964. Alfonso was the son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870–1949) and his wife Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880–1904).[1] He was born and died in Madrid, Spain.
Alfonso's mother was Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, but she died in childbirth in 1904. King Alfonso XIII of Spain was unmarried at the time so as the Princess of the Asturias' eldest son, Alfonso became heir-presumptive to the Spanish crown, though, unlike his mother, he never held the title of Prince of Asturias.[2] He was heir-presumptive until the birth of his cousin, Alfonso in 1907, to Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie.
Marriage and issue
Alfonso married Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma (born 1917), his second cousin, daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, on 16 April 1936 in Vienna, Austria.[1] Alfonso and Alicia had three children:[1]
- Princess Teresa María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 6 February 1937), married to Íñigo Moreno y Artega, Marqués de Laula, with seven children
- Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (16 January 1938 - 5 October 2015), married to Princess Anne of Orléans, with five children
- Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 18 February 1940), married to Luis de Morales y Aguado, with five children
Honours
On the day after his birth (1 December 1901), his grandmother Queen Maria Christina conferred on him the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Collar of the Order of Charles III, and the Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.[3]
Heraldry
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Ancestry
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Paul Theroff. "TWO SICILIES". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ Por Real Decreto del 17 de octubre de 1904, gozó de todos los honores que le correspondían como heredero de la Corona, pero nunca ostentó el título de Príncipe de Asturias
- ↑ "Latest intelligence - Spain". The Times (36627). London. 2 December 1901. p. 5.
| Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 30 November 1901 Died: 3 February 1964 | ||
| Italian nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Ferdinand Pius |
Duke of Calabria 1960–1964 |
Succeeded by Carlos |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Preceded by Ferdinand Pius |
— TITULAR — King of the Two Sicilies 1960–1964 Reason for succession failure: Italian Unification under the House of Savoy |
Succeeded by Carlos |