Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce

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Prince Antonio
Count of Lecce
Maria Isabella of Spain

Prince Antonio of the Two Sicilies (23 September 1816 – 12 January 1843) was a son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and a brother of Ferdinand II King of the Two Sicilies. Known by his title of Count of Lecce, he was killed at age 26.

Life

Antonio, Count of Lecce was the fourth son of King

Ferdinand VII of Spain.[1]
His father died few months after their return to Naples.

During the reign of his brother King Ferdinand II, Antonio quickly became known for his restless behavior. By age sixteen in 1832, he was already a consummate womanizer.

Duchess of Angoulême opposed the union.[3]

By 1842 Antonio, only twenty six, had been of frail health after overcoming repeated attacks of paralyses. On top of that, he contracted cholera from which he also recovered. He had a small house at Giugliano that he used for his romantic adventures. His lifestyle ultimately caught up with him. He was clubbed to death on 12 January 1843 by the jealous husband of a married woman he had tried to seduce. The crime was not made public to avoid a scandal.[4]

Ancestry

Notes

  1. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 40
  2. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 64
  3. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 129
  4. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 134
  5. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Francis I. of the Two Sicilies" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  6. ^ a b Navarrete Martínez, Esperanza Navarrete Martínez. "María de la O Isabel de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.
  7. ^ a b c d Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 9.
  8. ^ a b Genealogie ascendate, p. 1
  9. ^ a b Genealogie ascendate, p. 96

References

  • Acton, Harold. The Last Bourbons of Naples (1825-1861). St Martin's Press. London, 1961.ASIN: B0007DKBAO
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