Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
| Prince Ferdinand Pius | |||||
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| Duke of Calabria | |||||
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| Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |||||
| Reign | 26 May 1934 – 7 January 1960 | ||||
| Predecessor | Prince Alfonso | ||||
| Successor |
Disputed: Prince Ranieri (brother) Infante Alfonso (nephew) |
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| Born |
25 July 1869 Rome, Italy |
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| Died | 7 January 1960 (aged 90) Lindau, Bavaria, Germany |
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| Burial | Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Antonietta Princess Maria Cristina Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto Princess Barbara Maria Princess Lucia, Duchess of Genoa Princess Urraca Maria |
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| House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Father | Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| Italian: Ferdinando Pio Maria |
Prince Ferdinand Pius (Ferdinando Pio Maria), Duke of Calabria (25 July 1869, Rome – 7 January 1960, Lindau), 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.
Ferdinand was the eldest child and son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He was a grandson of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and an older brother of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Maria Immaculata, Princess Johann Georg of Saxony, Maria Cristina, Archduchess Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Maria di Grazia, Princess Imperial of Brazil, Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, Prince Philip of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Ferdinand married Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria on 31 May 1897. They had six children:
Ferdinand and Maria lived for many years at Villa Amsee, Lindau. It was there that he died in 1960.
Following Ferdinand's death, the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was claimed by both his nephew Alfonso and his brother Ranieri. It remains disputed between the descendants of Alfonso and Ranieri today.
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