Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria

Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (Spanish: Pedro Juan María Alejo Saturnino y de Todos los Santos; born 16 October 1968),[1] is the only son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938–2015) and his wife, Princess Anne of Orléans. He is a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, which ruled the Kingdom of Two Sicilies before the unification of Italy.

Prince Pedro
Duke of Calabria
Grandee of Spain
Count of Caserta
Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disputed)
Tenure5 October 2015 – present
PredecessorInfante Carlos
HeirPrince Jaime
Born (1968-10-16) 16 October 1968
Madrid, Spain
Spouse
Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo
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(m. 2001)​
IssuePrince Jaime, Duke of Noto
Prince Juan
Prince Pablo
Prince Pedro
Princess Sofía
Princess Blanca
Princess María
Full name
Spanish: Pedro Juan María Alejo Saturnino y de Todos los Santos de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleans
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherInfante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
MotherPrincess Anne of Orléans
ReligionRoman Catholic

Claim and career

The only son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (1938–2015) and his wife, Princess Anne of Orléans.[2] Pedro is currently one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, since the death of his father on 5 October 2015. The other claimant is Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro. Pedro is claimant to the sovereignty of the Constantinian Order, grand master of the Order of Saint Januarius, president of the Council of the four Spanish Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa, and grand commander of the Order of Alcántara.[3] He is also a grandee as the son of an infante of Spain.

He has worked as a structural engineer. He manages the family estate, La Toledana, in Ciudad Real, Spain,[2] as well as other landed estates in Spain.

Marriage and issue

Pedro married Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo (born 23 November 1973 in Madrid), daughter of José Manuel Landaluce y Domínguez and his wife María de las Nieves Blanca Melgarejo y González (granddaughter of the Dukes of San Fernando de Quiroga), on 30 March 2001 at Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro in Madrid.[2][4] Pedro and Sofía have seven children:

  • Prince Jaime of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 26 June 1992 in Madrid),[2] Duke of Noto (Duke of Capua 2012-2015), Grand Constable of the Order of Saint George and Reunion, Grand Prefect of the Constantinian Order, Knight of Alcántara, Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Engaged to Lady Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993), youngest child of Scottish businessman and politician James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay and his wife, Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald. They will marry in Summer 2021.
  • Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 18 April 2003 in Madrid)
  • Prince Pablo of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 26 June 2004 in Madrid)
  • Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 3 January 2007 in Ciudad Real)
  • Princess Sofía of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 12 November 2008 in Madrid)
  • Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 7 April 2011 in Ciudad Real)
  • Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 5 March 2015 in Ciudad Real)

Honours

Other activities

Arms
  • Heraldry of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Coat of Arms as Duke of Noto
    (1968–2015)
  • Coat of Arms as Pretender
    (2015–present)
  • Coat of Arms in Spain[lower-alpha 1]
    (2015–present)

Ancestors

Notes
  1. Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies holds the Presidency of the Royal Council of the Spanish Military Orders of Chivalry and he is Grand Commander of the Spanish Order of Alcantara.

References
  1. Amadeo Rey (11 November 2010). "Prince Don Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Noto, Baylie Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Order of Malta". Monarquia Confidencial. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 404-405, 544-545 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  3. Spanish Military Orders
  4. Jose Madrid, "Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, el heredero repudiado del ducado de Calabria" in Vanitatis (El Confidencial), Madrid (8 October 2015)
  5. Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (2008). "Membership of the Constantinian Order". g/ Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2008.
  6. El Confidencial - Monarquía - El Duque de Calabria estrecha lazos con la Orden de Malta (3 December 2018)
  7. The Royal House of the Two Sicilies (2008). "MEMBERSHIP OF THE ROYAL ILLUSTRIOUS ORDER OF ST. JANUARIUS". g/ The Royal House of the Two Sicilies. Archived from the original on 9 January 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2008.
  8. Royal Council of the Spanish Military Orders of Chivalry (2014). "Presidents Gallery" (in Spanish). Royal Council of the Spanish Military Orders of Chivalry. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  9. "S.A.R. El Duque de Calabria, Gran Maestre, recibe la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Santo Sepulcro". Orden Constantiniana - SACRA Y MILITAR ORDEN CONSTANTINIANA DE SAN JORGE (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  10. Boletín Oficial del Estado
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
Cadet branch of the House of Bourbon
Born: 16 October 1968
Preceded by
Carlos		 — TITULAR —
King of the Two Sicilies
2015 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy		 Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto
Preceded by
Carlos		 Duke of Noto
1968 – 2015		 Next:
Prince Jaime, Duke of Noto
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Don Jaime de Borbón y Medina		 Line of succession to
the French throne (Legitimist)
c. 21st position		 Succeeded by
Prince Juan of Bourbon-Two Sicillies
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