Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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Princess Urraca
Born(1913-07-14)14 July 1913
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died3 May 1999(1999-05-03) (aged 85)
Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
Names
Italian: Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda Carmela
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherPrince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Castro
MotherPrincess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Italian: Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda Carmela, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie; 14 July 1913, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria – 3 May 1999, Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Early life and family

Princess Urraca with her mother

Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was born on 14 July 1913, at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. She was the sixth and youngest child of Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro (1869–1960) and his wife Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (1872–1954). Ferdinand Pius was the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and pretender to the defunct throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies from 26 May 1934 to 7 January 1960. Urraca had five older siblings, four sisters and one brother: Princess Maria Antonietta (1898–1957), Princess Maria Cristina (1899–1985), Prince Ruggiero Maria, Duke of Noto (1901–1914), Princess Barbara Maria (1902–1927), and Princess Lucia (1908–2001).[1]

Through her father, Urraca was a granddaughter of

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919).[1]

Urraca chose not to celebrate her birthday, stating: "How can a Bourbon celebrate on the day of the Bastille's taking?"[citation needed]

Adult life

As the daughter of the heir-apparent, then head of the

Princess Maria Anna of Bourbon-Parma, and Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma.[7] Urraca attended the Baltic Red Cross Ball and the ball of Countess Adelheid Arco-Valley in the Cherubinsälen of the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in February 1938.[8] On 23 October 1957, she attended the wedding of her first cousin Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria and Georg, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg in Munich.[9]

On the night of 10 January 1957, Urraca was driving her eldest sister Maria Antonietta to her home in Lindau, Germany when their automobile collided with a truck that had skid on ice near Winterthur, Switzerland. Maria Antonietta was killed in the accident and Urraca was seriously injured.[10][11]

Urraca was also an active supporter of Duosicilian historical societies and other royalty and nobility organizations. In October 1993, she attended a conference of over 200 Italian nobles and aristocrats at the

Siege of Gaeta which marked the victory of the Kingdom of Sardinia over Two Sicilies.[13]

Death

Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul cemetery

Urraca died on 3 May 1999, in Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 14 July 1913 – 3 May 1999: Her Royal Highness Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[1]

Honours

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. "Genealogy of the Royal House of Bourbon – Two Sicilies" (PDF). Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Todesfälle". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 12 October 1930. pp. 13–14. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
  3. ^ "Münchner Fasching". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 11 February 1934. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
  4. ^ "Münchner Karneval". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 7 March 1930. pp. 7–9. Retrieved 5 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
  5. ^ "Mariage de S.A.R. l'Infant Alphonse de Bourbon avec S.A.R. la Princesse Alice de Bourbon-Parme". Le Figaro (in French). Paris. 17 April 1936. p. 2. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017 – via European Library.
  6. ^ "Die Vermählung der Prinzessin Älice von Bourbon von Parma mit Infanten Alfons von Spanien Prinzen von Bourbon-Sizilien". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 19 April 1936. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 5 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
  7. ^ "Ehrengäste bei der Frühjahrsparade des Bundesheeres". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 3 May 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 4 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
  8. ^ "München". Wiener Salonblatt (in German). Vienna. 6 March 1938. pp. 10–11. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Austrian National Library.
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  12. ^ a b "L'Ultima Aristocrazia 'Ora L'Italia Ci Chiama'". la Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 31 October 1993. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Viva Il Re Franceshiello' A Gaeta in PIazza". la Repubblica (in Italian). Rome. 13 February 1994. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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