Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (born Countess Maria Carolina[1] Zamoyska)[2][3] (22 September 1896 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary[2][3] – 9 May 1968 in Marseille, France[2][3]) was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro,[2][3] claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Carolina was the sixth child and youngest daughter[2][3] of Polish nobleman Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski, Count Zamoyski and his wife Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[2][3] Carolina's maternal grandparents were Prince Francis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani and his wife Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.[2][3]
Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska | |
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Duchess of Castro | |
![]() Princess Maria Carolina in 1923 | |
Born | Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austria-Hungary | 22 September 1896
Died | 9 May 1968 71) Marseille, France | (aged
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue | Princess Maria del Carmen Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro |
House | Zamoyski |
Father | Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski |
Mother | Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Marriage and issue
Carolina married her first cousin[2][3] Prince Ranieri of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife, Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 12 September 1923 in Vyšné Ružbachy, Slovakia.[2][3] Carolina and Ranieri had two children:[2][3]
- Princess Maria del Carmen Carolina Antonia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1924-2018)
- Prince Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus, Duke of Castro (1926–2008)
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Titles and styles
- 22 September 1896 – 12 September 1923: Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
- 12 September 1923 – 7 January 1960: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Carolina of Two Sicilies
- 7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Castro
Ancestry
Ancestors of Maria Carolina Zamoyska |
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References
- Or in Polish, Karolina
- Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Marie Karoline Zamoyski, Countess Saryusz von Zamoysc-Zamoyska". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- Paul Theroff. "TWO SICILIES". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
External links
Maria Carolina Zamoyska Born: 22 September 1896 Died: 9 May 1968 | ||
Italian nobility | ||
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Preceded by none |
Duchess of Castro 7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968 |
Succeeded by Chantal de Chevron-Villette |
Titles in pretence | ||
Preceded by Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of the Two Sicilies 7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968 Reason for succession failure: Italian Unification under the House of Savoy |
Succeeded by Chantal de Chevron-Villette |