Descendants of Charles III of Spain
A younger son of Charles would found the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, while his younger brother would found the House of Bourbon-Parma.[1] This article deals with the children of Charles III and in turn their senior descendants.
Background of Charles
The future Charles III (Real Alcázar de Madrid, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, 20 January 1716 – Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, 14 December 1788) was the King of Spain and the Spanish Indies from 1759 to his death in 1788.
Eldest son of
After becoming the King of Spain by default, he left the Neapolitan and Sicilian kingdoms to his third surviving son who was later Ferdinand IV of Naples; Ferdinand III of Sicily; Ferdinand would see the creation of the future Kingdom of the Two Sicilies which would be ruled by Charles' descendants till 1861.
He was a proponent of enlightened absolutism.
Family of Charles in 1743 |
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Maria Amalia of Saxony
She was born at the
In 1737 Maria Amalia became engaged to the future Charles III of Spain. The marriage date was confirmed on 31 October 1737. In 1738, at the age of 14, Maria Amalia married Charles of Bourbon, then King of Naples and Sicily. Despite the fact that this was an arranged marriage, the couple was very close and had many children. Maria Amalia had a proxy ceremony at Dresden in May 1738 with her brother.
The couple met for the first time on 19 June 1738 at Portella.
At the end of 1758, Charles' half brother
Issue
Princess Maria Isabel
Maria Isabel Antonietta de Padua Francisca Januaria Francisca de Paula Juana Nepomucena Josefina Onesifora of Naples and Sicily was born at the
Princess Maria Josefa
Born Princess Maria Josefa Antonietta of Naples and Sicily at the Palace of Portici on 20 January 1742 she later died in Naples on 1 April 1742. She was an Infanta of Spain.
Princess Maria Isabel Ana
Princess Maria Isabel Ana was born at the Palace of Capodimonte on 30 April 1743; the young princess died at Capodimonte on 5 March 1749 at age 5 years, 10 months. She was an Infanta of Spain.
Princess Maria Josefa
Princess
Princess Maria Luisa
Born at the Palace of Portici on 24 November 1745, she would die at the
Descendant | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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Maria Luisa of Spain 1745–1792 |
24 November 1745 Naples daughter of Charles III of Spain and Maria Amalia of Saxony |
Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor 16 February 1764 15 children |
15 May 1792 Vienna aged 46 | |
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor 1792–1835 |
12 February 1768 Florence son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Infante Maria Luisa of Spain |
Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg 6 January 1788 one child Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily 15 September 1790 12 children Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este 6 January 1808 no children Caroline Augusta of Bavaria 29 October 1816 no children |
2 March 1835 Vienna aged 67 | |
Ferdinand I of Austria 1835–1848 |
19 April 1793 Florence son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily |
Maria Anna of Savoy 27 February 1831 no children |
29 June 1875 Vienna aged 82 | |
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria 1848–1878 |
17 December 1802 Vienna son of Francis II and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily |
Princess Sophie of Bavaria 4 November 1824 Vienna |
8 March 1878 Vienna aged 75 | |
Franz Joseph I of Austria 1878–1916 |
18 August 1830, Schönbrunn Palace son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria |
Elisabeth of Bavaria 24 April 1854 4 children |
21 November 1916 Schönbrunn Palace aged 86 | |
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg 1916–1962 |
29 September 1902 son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, son of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria |
Countess Maria Elisabeth Bona von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee 16 November 1926 6 children |
8 January 1962 aged 59 | |
Franz, Duke of Hohenberg 1962–1977 |
13 September 1927 Artstetten Castle, Austria son of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg and Countess Maria of Waldburg at Wolfegg and Waldsee |
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg 9 May 1956 2 children |
16 August 1977 aged 49 | |
Princess Anna (Anita) of Hohenberg 1977– |
18 August 1958 Schloss Berg, Luxembourg daughter of Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg |
Romée de la Poëze, Count of Harambure 15 July 1978 4 children Count Andreas von Bardeau 9 July 2005 no children |
Prince Felipe
Prince Felipe Antonio Genaro Pasquale Francesco de Paula of Naples and Sicily was born the first son at the Palace of Portici, 13 June 1747; titled the Duke of Calabria, he was excluded from succession to the throne due to his mental conditions; he died at the Palace of Portici, 19 September 1777 and was buried in Naples. He was an Infante of Spain.
Charles IV of Spain
Prince Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno Jose Januario Serafin Diego of Naples and Sicily
Descendant | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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Charles IV of Spain 1788–1819 |
11 November 1748 |
Maria Luisa of Parma 1765 14 children |
19 January 1819 Palazzo Barberini, Rome aged 70 | |
Ferdinand VII of Spain 1819–1833 |
14 October 1784 El Escorial son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma |
Maria Isabel of Portugal 1816 1 child Maria Josepha of Saxony 20 October 1819 No children Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies 11 December 1829 Madrid 2 children |
29 September 1833 Madrid aged 48 | |
Isabella II of Spain 1833–1904 |
10 October 1830 Ferdinand VII of Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies |
Francis of Spain 10 October 1846 12 children |
10 April 1904 Paris aged 73 | |
Alfonso XII of Spain 1874–1885 |
28 November 1857 Francis, Duke of Cádiz |
Mercedes of Orléans 23 January 1878 No children Maria Christina of Austria 29 November 1879 3 children |
25 November 1885 El Pardo aged 27 | |
Alfonso XIII of Spain 1904–1941 |
17 May 1886 Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria |
Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg 31 May 1906 7 children |
28 February 1941 Rome aged 54 | |
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia 1941–1975 |
23 June 1908 Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg |
Emmanuelle de Dampierre 4 March 1935 Rome 2 children |
20 March 1975 St. Gallen aged 67 | |
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz 1975–1989 |
20 April 1936 Rome son of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Emmanuelle de Dampierre |
2 children |
30 January 1989 Beaver Creek aged 53 | |
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou 1989–present |
25 April 1974 María del Carmen Martínez-Bordiú y Franco |
3 children |
Princess Maria Teresa
Maria Teresa Antonieta Francisca Javier Francisca de Paula Serafina was born at the
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriage(s) | Death |
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Ferdinand I 1816–1825 |
12 January 1751 Naples son of Charles VII and Maria Amalia of Saxony |
Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia 27 November 1814 No children |
4 January 1825 Naples aged 73 | |
Francis I 1825–1830 |
14 August 1777 Naples son of Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina of Austria |
Maria Isabella of Spain 6 July 1802 12 children |
8 November 1830 Naples aged 53 | |
Ferdinand II 1830–1859 |
12 January 1810 Maria Isabella of Spain |
Maria Theresa of Austria 9 January 1837 12 children |
22 May 1859 Caserta aged 49 | |
Francis II 1859–1861 |
16 January 1836 Maria Christina of Savoy |
Maria Sophie of Bavaria 8 January 1859 1 child |
27 December 1894 Arco aged 58 | |
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta 1894–1934 |
28 March 1841 Maria Theresa of Austria |
Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 8 June 1868 12 children |
26 May 1934 Cannes aged 93 | |
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria 1934–1960 |
25 July 1869 Rome son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria 31 May 1897 6 children |
7 January 1960 Lindau aged 90 | |
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1960–1985 |
4 May 1899 Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria |
Manuel Sotomayor Luna 3 March 1948 no children |
21 April 1985 Quito, Ecuador aged 85 | |
Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 1985–2001 |
9 July 1908 Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria |
Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa 29 October 1938 1 child |
3 November 2001 São Paulo, Brazil aged 93 | |
Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy-Genoa 2001– |
23 June 1943 Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa |
Alberto Frioli 7 April 1943 4 children |
Prince Gabriel
Prince Gabriel Antonio Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Serafin Pascual Salvador of Naples and Sicily was born at the Palace of Portici, 11 May 1752; married
Descendant | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death |
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Infante Gabriel of Spain 1752–1788 |
12 May 1752 |
Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal 1785 3 children |
23 November 1788 Casita del Infante, El Escorial, Spain aged 36 | |
Infante Peter Charles of Spain and Portugal 1788–1812 |
18 June 1786 Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal |
Teresa, Princess of Beira 1810 1 child |
4 July 1812 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil aged 26 | |
Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain 1812–1875 |
4 November 1811 Teresa, Princess of Beira |
Maria Cristina of Spain 1860 5 children |
13 February 1875 Pau, France aged 63 | |
Francisco de Borbón y de Borbón, Duke of Marchena 1875–1923 |
1861 Maria Cristina of Spain |
Maria del Pilar de Muguiro y Beruete, Duchess of Villa-Franca 1886 3 children |
1923 aged 62 | |
Cristina de Borbón y de Muguiro, Duchess of Marchena 1923–1981 |
1889 Paris, France daughter of Francisco de Borbón y de Borbón, Duke of Marchena and Maria del Pilar de Muguiro y Beruete, Duchess of Villa-Franca |
Leopold Walford 1911 4 children |
1981 London, England aged 62 | |
Juan Jorge Walford y de Borbón, Duke of Ansola and Marchena 1981– |
1912 Paris, France son of Cristina de Borbón y de Muguiro, Duchess of Marchena and Leopold Walford |
Emanuela Hawkins 1935 7 children |
Princess Maria Ana
Born at the Palace of Portici, 3 July 1754; she died at the Palace of Capodimonte, 11 May 1755. She was an Infanta of Spain.
Prince Antonio Pascual
Prince
Prince Francis
Prince Francisco Javier Antonio Pascual Bernardo Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Aniello Julian of Naples and Sicily was born at the Caserta Palace on 15 February 1757 little is known of the youngest of Charles' children but he did move to Spain with his parents in 1759; he died unmarried and without known issue at the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Spain on 10 April 1771. He was buried at El Escorial.
See also
- Descendants of Henry IV of France
- Descendants of Philip V of Spain
- Bourbon Claim to the Spanish Throne
References
- ^ "Felipe V, rey de España". GeneAll.net. Retrieved 2008-03-21.