Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro
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Prince Carlo | |||||
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Duke of Castro | |||||
Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disputed) | |||||
Tenure | 20 March 2008 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Prince Ferdinand | ||||
Heir apparent | Princess Maria Carolina | ||||
Born | Saint-Raphaël, Var, France | 24 February 1963||||
Spouse |
Camilla Crociani (m. 1998) | ||||
Issue |
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro | ||||
Mother | Chantal de Chevron-Villette |
Prince Carlo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (born 24 February 1963) is one of the two claimants to the headship of the former House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Early life
Prince Carlo was born at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, as the only son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, and his wife, Chantal de Chevron-Villette.
Marriage and issue
On 31 October 1998, Prince Carlo married Camilla Crociani, daughter of Italian billionaire Camillo Crociani and his second wife, Italian actress Edy Vessel. Together Carlo and Camilla have two children:
- Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Calabria, Duchess of Palermo (born 2003)[1]
- Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Noto, Duchess of Capri (born 2005)[2]
Claimed headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
In 2008, Carlo succeeded to his father's claim as head of the House of the Two Sicilies and the use of the title Duke of Castro. This claim is disputed by the Spanish branch of the House of the Two Sicilies. As claimant to the headship of the house, he thus also claims to be
The dispute between the Castroan and Spanish branches of the family began after the death of the last uncontested head of the house,
Alfonso's line of the family (today represented by Carlo's rival claimant,
Honours
Dynastic
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Sovereign Knight of the Order of Saint Januarius[9][10][11]
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the Two Sicilian Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George[9]
- Order of Saint Ferdinand and Merit[9]
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Sovereign of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies[9]
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint George of the Reunion[9]
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I[9]
- Italian Royal Family: Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Italian Royal Family: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Order of Merit of Savoy
National
- Italy: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9][12]
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Knight Grand Cross of the Order pro Merito Melitensi[14][15]
Foreign
- Dominica: Member of the Decoration of Honour[16]
- Panama: Grand Cross of the Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Special Class[17]
In letters dated 21 July 2017, the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda issued a notice that the Duke of Castro's 2014 appointment to the Order of the Nation had been annulled. The appointment of his wife was likewise annulled.[19] In 2020, the branch of the Constantinian Order led by Prince Carlo was alleged to have influenced the election of Patricia Scotland as Commonwealth Secretary-General, which a spokesman for the Order denied, saying "These allegations are wholly offensive and wrong".[20] It was alleged that Scotland used the Order's awards to influence votes in her favour, even though four of the five honoured national leaders had voted against her appointment.[20]
Awards
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "HRH Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Calabria and Palermo – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie".
- ^ "H.R.H. Princess Maria Chiara, Duchess of Noto and Capri – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie".
- ISBN 978-8434025066. pp. 288, 347–350
- ^ Published in English in Sainty, Op. cit. 1989, pp. 134–191.
- ^ The Succession to the Headship of the Two Sicilies Royal House Archived 11 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0786409013. pp. 37–38.
- ISBN 978-8434025066. pp. 359–360
- ^ ISBN 978-8434025066. p. 392
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Constantanian.org.uk, Page in which Carlo's titles and orders are listed
- ^ "Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Carlo wearing the grand cross set of Januarius
- ^ "Le Onorificenze". Website: Presidenza Della Repubblica (in Italian). Office of the President of the Italian Republic. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
BORBONE DELLE DUE SICILIE S.A.R. il Principe Carlo, Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana, Data del conferimento: 29 July 1996. English Translation: Borbon of the Two Sicilies, H.R.H. The Prince Carlo, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Date conferred: 29 July 1996.
- ^ wearing the Necklet of malta
- ^ "Address by HRH The Duke of Castro on the occasion of the conferring of the Grand Cross pro Merito Melitensi within the Special Class of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Roma" (PDF). 5 December 2013.
- ^ Real, Redazione (31 December 2013). "Duke of Castro honoured by the Order of Malta – Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". Realcasadiborbone.it. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "H.E Charles Savarin And PM Skerrit Awarded Knight Grand Cross of Merit". News.gov.dm. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Duke of Castro, Duke of Calabria and Cardinal Pompedda receive highest honours from the President of Panama - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Chi Magazine - 7 April 2004 - Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George". Constantinian.org.uk. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Office of the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, 7 August 2017, London Gazette
- ^ a b "Order denies allegations it awarded knighthoods for political influence". The Tablet. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Independent Catholic News