Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria

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Prince Ferdinand Pius (Ferdinando Pio Maria 25 July 1869, Rome–7 January 1960, Lindau), was the Duke of Calabria in succession of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta. With this title he was Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and as thus pretender to the throne of the extinct kingdom of Two Sicilies.

Following his death in 1960, the headship of the house became disputed between Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and Infante Alfonso and has remained disputed into the 2000s.

Family

Prince Ferdinando married Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia, daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria on 31 May 1897 and this marriage had six issue

Princess Maria Antonietta, (1898–1957)
Princess Maria Cristina, (1899–1985), married in 1948 to Manuel Sotomayor-Luna
Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto, (1901–1914)
Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda, (1902–1927), married in 1922 to count Franz Xaver zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
Princess Lucia Maria Raniera, (1908–2001), married in 1938 to Eugenio di Savoia, duke of Ancona (issue)
Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda, (1913–1999)