Prince Louis, Count of Trani
| Prince Louis | |
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| Born | 1 August 1838 Naples, Two Sicilies |
| Died | 8 June 1886 (aged 47) Paris, France |
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Maria Theresa of Austria | |
Prince Louis Maria of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trani (1 August 1838,
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
.
Heir to the throne
Louis was a younger half-brother of
Two Sicilies
since the time of his birth.
Their father died on 22 May 1859. Francis became King but had no children yet from his wife
Italian unification
.
Louis was still the heir of Francis as head of a deposed royal house. He retained this position for the rest of his life but predeceased Francis. Francis was eventually succeeded by their younger brother Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta.
Marriage
On 5 June 1861, Louis married
Marie Sophie of Bavaria, wife of Louis's older half-brother Francis II of the Two Sicilies. The marriage was unsuccessful almost from the start, and while Louis took refuge in alcohol, Mathilde spent most of her life traveling from place to place, often accompanied by her sisters.[1]
Louis and Mathilde had a single daughter:
- ).
Louis had one illegitimate son:
- Charles of Duzzio (1869-1931).
Princess Maria Teresa married
two sons and a daughter
.
Death
Louis died of heart disease in Paris on 8 June 1886.[2]
Ancestry
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Sources
- "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy" by C. Arnold McNaughton.
External links
Media related to Prince Louis, Count of Trani at Wikimedia Commons
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