Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies
The Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies also cried the Bourbons o Naples are a cadet branch o the Spaingie ryal faimily that ruled parts o Southern Italy for mair nor a century in the 18t an 19t centuries. It descends frae the Capetian dynasty in legitimate male line through Philippe o Fraunce, Duke o Anjou, a younger grandson o Louis XIV o Fraunce who established the Bourbon dynasty in Spain in 1700 as Philip V. In 1759 King Philip's younger grandson Infante Carlos o Spain conquered Naples an Sicily becoming recognised as the keeng o the twa states. He abdicatit tae become King o Spain leaving the throne tae his son later kent as the King o the Twa Sicilies. The branch wis technically founded bi Ferdinand I o the Twa Sicilies who inherited the twa kinrick o Naples an Sicily, becoming Ferdinando IV an III, respectively, o those realms. His descendants occupied the joint throne (renamed "Kinrick o the Twa Sicilies" in 1816) until 1860.
| Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies | |
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| Kintra | Kinrick o the Twa Sicilies |
| Parent hoose | Bourbons o Spain |
| Titles | Keeng o Naples, Keeng o Sicily, Keeng o the Twa Sicilies |
| Foondit | 1734 |
| Foonder | Ferdinand I o the Twa Sicilies |
| Final ruler | Francis II |
| Current heid | Disputed: Prince Pedro, Duke o Calabrie Prince Carlo, Duke o Castro |
| Deposeetion | 1861 |
| Ethnicity | Spaingie French |
Keengs o the Twa Sicilies Eedit
- Ferdinand I o the Twa Sicilies son o Charles III o Spain.
- Francis I o the Twa Sicilies (son o the abuin)
- Ferdinand II o the Twa Sicilies (son o the abuin)
- Francis II o the Twa Sicilies (son o the abuin)
External links Eedit
- Real Casa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie - official website o the Neapolitan branch o the o the Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies
- Real Casa Borbone delle Due Sicilie - official website o the Spaingie branch o the Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies
Commons Eedit
Media relatit tae Bourbons o the Twa Sicilies at Wikimedia Commons