Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria
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| Infante Alfonso | |
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| Infante of Spain, Duke of Calabria and Count of Caserta | |
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| Pretendence | 7 January 1960 – 3 February 1964 |
| Predecessor | Prince Ferdinand Pius |
| Successor | Infante Carlos |
| Spouse | Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma |
| Issue | |
| Princess Teresa Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Princess Inés Maria | |
| Full name | |
| Italian: Alfonso Maria Leo Christinus Alfonso di Liguori Antonio Francesco Saverio[1] | |
| House | House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Father | Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Mother | Mercedes, Princess of Asturias |
| Born | 30 November 1901 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 3 February 1964 (aged 62) Madrid, Spain |
| Burial | Panteon Infantes, Monastery of San Lorenzo de el Escorial |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Infante Alfonso of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901, in Madrid, Spain[1] – 3 February 1964, in Madrid, Spain[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]
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, 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 of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 6 February 1937)
- ∞ Inigo Moreno y Artega, Marques de Laula on 16 April 1961 in Madrid, Spain
- Rodrigo Moreno y de Borbón (born 1 February 1962)
- Alicia Moreno y de Borbón (born 6 June 1964)
- Alfonso Moreno y de Borbón (born 19 October 1965)
- Beatriz Moreno y de Borbón (born 10 May 1967)
- ∞ Lucas Urquijo y Fernandez-Araoz
- Teresa Urquijo y Moreno (born on October 1996)
- Fernando Moreno y de Borbón (born 8 July 1969 – died in a motorcycle accident on May 2011)
- Clara Moreno y de Borbón (born 14 June 1971)
- Delia Moreno y de Borbón (born 30 August 1972)
- Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (born 16 January 1938)
- ∞ Princess Anne of Orléans on 12 May 1965 in Dreux, France
- Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 15 March 1966)
- Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 5 April 1967)
- Prince Pedro, Duke of Noto (born 16 October 1968)
- Princess Inés María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 20 April 1971)
- Princess Victoria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 24 May 1976)
- Princess Inés Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 18 February 1940)
- ∞ Don Luis Morales y Aguado on 21 January 1965 in Madrid, Spain
- Isabel Morales y de Borbón (born 10 April 1966)
- Eugenia Morales y de Borbón (born 14 December 1967)
- Sonia Morales y de Borbón (born 9 December 1969)
- Manuel Morales y de Borbón (born 16 December 1971)
- Mencia Morales y de Borbón (born 25 November 1976)
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]
Ancestry
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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 (London). Monday, 2 December 1901. (36627), p. 5.
| Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon Born: 30 November 1901 Died: 3 February 1964 | ||
| Spanish royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Mercedes |
Heir to the Spanish throne as heir presumptive 1904–1907 |
Succeeded by Alfonso |
| Italian nobility | ||
| 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 |
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