Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-Raphaël
, Var, France
) is the eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
, Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
, and his wife Chantal de Chevron-Villette
. Béatrice was also titled as Princess Napoléon through her marriage to Charles Napoléon, later titular Emperor of the French as Napoléon VII, Prince Imperial. Her younger brother, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
, is the current Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
, on 19 December 1978 in Paris
, France
. Charles was the great-great-grand-nephew of Napoleon I of France
, founder of the Imperial House of France
. The couple divorced in 1989.
Béatrice and Charles had two children:
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...
, Var, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is the eldest daughter 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:...
, Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...
, and his wife 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...
. Béatrice was also titled as Princess Napoléon through her marriage to Charles Napoléon, later titular Emperor of the French as Napoléon VII, Prince Imperial. Her younger brother, 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:...
, is the current Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Marriage and issue
Béatrice married Charles Napoléon, eldest son of Prince Louis Napoléon and his wife Alix de ForestaAlix de Foresta
Alix de Foresta was the wife of Louis, Prince Napoléon, claimant to the Imperial throne of France of the House of Bonaparte from 1926 until his death. Bonapartists regarded her as "Empress of the French" in pretense for several decades in the 20th century.She was the daughter of Albéric, comte de...
, on 19 December 1978 in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Charles was the great-great-grand-nephew of Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, founder of the Imperial House of France
Bonaparte
The House of Bonaparte is an imperial and royal European dynasty founded by Napoleon I of France in 1804, a French military leader who rose to notability out of the French Revolution and transformed the French Republic into the First French Empire within five years of his coup d'état...
. The couple divorced in 1989.
Béatrice and Charles had two children:
- HIH Princess Caroline Marie Constance NapoléonCaroline Marie Constance NapoléonPrincess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon is a member of the House of Bonaparte, which reigned as Emperors of the French twice during the 19th century. She is the first child and eldest daughter of Prince Charles Napoléon and his first wife Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies...
(24 October 1980) - HIH Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon (11 July 1986)
Titles and styles
- 16 June 1950 – 19 December 1978: Her Royal Highness Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- 19 December 1978 – present: Her Imperial Highness Princess Béatrice Napoléon, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Honours
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeSacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint GeorgeThe Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George is a Roman Catholic order of chivalry. It was fictively established by Constantine the Great, though in reality it was founded between 1520 and 1545 by two brothers of the Angeli Comneni family. Members of the Angeli Comneni family remained...