List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies

The following is a list of monarchs of the Two Sicilies.

Edict of Bayonne

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| Joachim I
Joachim Murat
Joachim-Napoléon Murat , Marshal of France and Grand Admiral or Admiral of France, 1st Prince Murat, was Grand Duke of Berg from 1806 to 1808 and then King of Naples from 1808 to 1815...

1808–1815 ||

|| 25 March 1767
La Bastide-Fortunière
son of Pierre Murat-Jordy and Jeanne Loubières||Caroline Bonaparte

Caroline Bonaparte

Maria Annunziata Carolina Murat , better known as Caroline Bonaparte, was the seventh surviving child and third surviving daughter of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino and a younger sister of Napoleon I of France...

1 August 1794
3 children|| 13 October 1815
Pizzo

Pizzo, Calabria

Pizzo is a seaport and comune in the province of Vibo Valentia , situated on a steep cliff overlooking the Gulf of Santa Eufemia.Fishing is one of the main activities, including that of tuna and coral.-History:...

aged 48
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Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne

Bayonne

Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...

, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily

Sicily

Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...

, to which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples. After the Congress of Vienna

Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...

, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816. Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples

Kingdom of Naples

The Kingdom of Naples, comprising the southern part of the Italian peninsula, was the remainder of the old Kingdom of Sicily after secession of the island of Sicily as a result of the Sicilian Vespers rebellion of 1282. Known to contemporaries as the Kingdom of Sicily, it is dubbed Kingdom of...

and the Kingdom of Sicily

Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily was a state that existed in the south of Italy from its founding by Roger II in 1130 until 1816. It was a successor state of the County of Sicily, which had been founded in 1071 during the Norman conquest of southern Italy...

were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.

Kings of the Two Sicilies, 1816–1861 (after Congress of Vienna)

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| Ferdinand I
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain...

1816–1825 ||

|| 12 January 1751
Naples

Naples

Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

son of Charles VII

Charles III of Spain

Charles III was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to 1788. He was the eldest son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Princess Elisabeth Farnese...

and Maria Amalia of Saxony

Maria Amalia of Saxony

Maria Amalia of Saxony was a German princess from the House of Wettin and was the wife of Charles III of Spain; she was the Queen consort of Naples and Sicily from 1738 till 1759 and then Queen consort of Spain from 1759 until her death in 1760...

||Marie Caroline of Austria
12 May 1768
17 children

Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia

Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia

Lucia Migliaccio, Duchess of Floridia was the second wife of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. Their marriage was morganatic and Lucia was never a Queen consort.-Family:...

27 November 1814
No children||4 January 1825
Naples

Naples

aged 73
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| Francis I
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....

1825–1830||

|| 14 August 1777
Naples

Naples

son of Ferdinand I

Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand I reigned variously over Naples, Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony. On 10 August 1759, Charles succeeded his elder brother, Ferdinand VI, as King Charles III of Spain...

and Maria Carolina of Austria

Maria Carolina of Austria

Maria Carolina of Austria was Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King Ferdinand IV & III. As de facto ruler of her husband's kingdoms, Maria Carolina oversaw the promulgation of many reforms, including the revocation of the ban on Freemasonry, the enlargement of the navy under her...

||Maria Isabella of Spain

Maria Isabella of Spain

María Isabella of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the second wife of Francis I and the youngest surviving daughter of the Spanish king Charles IV and his consort Maria Luisa of Parma...

6 July 1802
12 children||8 November 1830
Naples

Naples

aged 53
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| Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death.-Family:Ferdinand was born in Palermo, the son of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife and first cousin Maria Isabella of Spain.His paternal grandparents were King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Marie...

1830–1859 ||

|| 12 January 1810
Palermo

Palermo

Palermo is a city in Southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo. The city is noted for its history, culture, architecture and gastronomy, playing an important role throughout much of its existence; it is over 2,700 years old...

son of Francis I

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....

and Maria Isabella of Spain

Maria Isabella of Spain

||Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Cristina of Savoy was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies...

21 November 1832
1 child

Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867)

Maria Theresa of Austria was the second wife of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.-Family:She was the eldest daughter of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg....

9 January 1837
12 children||22 May 1859
Caserta

Caserta

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...

aged 49
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| Francis II
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II , was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, and marked the first major event of Italian unification...

1859–1861||

|| 16 January 1836
Naples

Naples

son of Ferdinand II

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand II was King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death.-Family:Ferdinand was born in Palermo, the son of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife and first cousin Maria Isabella of Spain.His paternal grandparents were King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Marie...

and Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Cristina of Savoy was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies...

||Maria Sophie of Bavaria
8 January 1859
1 child||27 December 1894
Arco
aged 58
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In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...

Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, 1861–1960

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| Francis II
Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Francis II , was King of the Two Sicilies from 1859 to 1861. He was the last King of the Two Sicilies, as successive invasions by Giuseppe Garibaldi and Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia ultimately brought an end to his rule, and marked the first major event of Italian unification...

1861–1894||

|| 16 January 1836
Naples

Naples

son of Ferdinand II

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

and Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Christina of Savoy

Maria Cristina of Savoy was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies...

||Maria Sophie of Bavaria
8 January 1859
1 child||27 December 1894
Arco
aged 58
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| Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....

1894–1934||

|| 28 March 1841
Caserta

Caserta

son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

and Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867)

Maria Theresa of Austria was the second wife of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.-Family:She was the eldest daughter of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg....

||Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
8 June 1868
12 children||26 May 1934
Cannes

Cannes

Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

aged 93
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| Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
Prince Ferdinand Pius , Duke of Calabria , was head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and pretender to the throne of the extinct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 1934 to 1960....

1934–1960 ||

|| 25 July 1869
Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....

and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies||Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria was a daughter of the final King of Bavaria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, and his wife Maria Theresia of Austria-Este...

31 May 1897
6 children||7 January 1960
Lindau

Lindau

Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...

aged 90
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In 1960 headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

became disputed by two different Bourbon lines.

Neapolitan line claim, 1960–present

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| Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...

1960–1966 ||

|| 3 December 1883
Cannes

Cannes

Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....

son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta

Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta was the third son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria....

and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies||Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska

Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska

Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

12 September 1923
2 children||13 January 1973
La Combe
aged 89
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| Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies was a claimant to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies. He was known as the Duke of Castro.-Biography:...

1966–2008 ||

||28 May 1926
Podzamcze
son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro

Prince Ranieri Maria Gaetano, Duke of Castro was a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Biography:...

and Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska

Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska

Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

||Chantal de Chevron-Villette

Chantal de Chevron-Villette

Chantal Françoise Marie Camille de Chevron-Villette was the wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...

23 July 1949
3 children||20 March 2008
France
Aged 81
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| Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro is one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Early life and education:...

2008–present ||

||24 February 1963
Saint-Raphaël

Saint-Raphaël, Var

Saint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies another, older, town called Fréjus, and together they form an urban agglomeration known as Fréjus Saint-Raphaël...

son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro

Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies was a claimant to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies. He was known as the Duke of Castro.-Biography:...

and Chantal de Chevron-Villette||Camilla Crociani
31 October 1998
2 children||Current claimant
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Spanish line claim, 1960–present

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| Infante Alfonso
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria 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...

1960–1964 ||

|| 30 November 1901
Madrid

Madrid

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...

son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Don Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Infante of Spain was the son of Prince Alfonso of the Two...

and Mercedes, Princess of Asturias

Mercedes, Princess of Asturias

Infanta María de las Mercedes of Spain , Princess of the Asturias, for all 24 years of her life the heiress presumptive to the Crown of Spain, was the eldest daughter of King Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife, Maria Christina of Austria.For a period from...

||Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma

Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma

Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria is a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria...

1936
3 children||3 February 1964
aged 63
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| Infante Carlos
Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
Infante Carlos of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, KOGF, KGCHS is the son of Don Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma .-Biography:Infante Carlos is one of two claimants of the dignity of...

1964–present || ||16 January 1938
Lausanne

Lausanne

Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...

son of Infante Alfonso

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria 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...

and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma||Princess Anne d'Orléans

Anne, Duchess of Calabria

Princess Anne of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Calabria is the wife of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria...

1965
5 children||Current claimant
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Edict of Bayonne

Kings of the Two Sicilies, 1816–1861 (after Congress of Vienna)

Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, 1861–1960

Neapolitan line claim, 1960–present

Spanish line claim, 1960–present

See also