Duchess of Calabria

See also: Dukes of Calabria

Duchess of Calabria was the traditional title of the wife of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title.

There are at present two claimants to the title of Duchess of Calabria. In the Spanish context, it is the title for the wife of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and in the Italian context it is the title for the wife of the heir to the Duke of Castro, the head of the Royal House.

Duchess of Calabria

Capetian House of Anjou

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Yolanda of Aragon	Peter III of Aragon (Barcelona)	1285	23 March 1297		19 August 1302		Robert
	Sancha of Majorca	James II of Majorca (Barcelona)	1285	20 September 1304		5 May 1309 became Queen	28 July 1345
	Catherine of Austria	Albert I of Germany (Habsburg)	October 1295	23 June 1316		18 January 1323		Charles
	Marie of Valois	Charles, Count of Valois (Valois)	1309	May 1324		9 November 1328 husband's death	28 October 1331/2
	Joan suo jure	Charles, Duke of Calabria (Anjou-Naples)	1328	26 September 1333		20 January 1343 couples' accession as King and Queen	22 May 1382	Andrew

House of Valois-Anjou

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Marie of Blois-Châtillon	Charles, Duke of Brittany (Blois-Châtillon)	1343/5	9 July 1360	29 June 1380 husband's accession	12 May 1382 became Titular Queen	12 November 1404	Louis I of Anjou
	Margaret of Savoy	Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (Savoy)	1410s or 7 August 1420	1424/31 August 1432		12 November 1434 husband's death	30 September 1479	Louis III of Anjou
	Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine	Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (Lorraine)	1400	24 October 1420	12 November 1434 husband's accession	2 February 1435 became Queen	28 February 1453	René of Anjou
After 1442, the Angevin ceased to rule Naples and Rene was the last Angevin to hold and later claim the title of King. All his successors as pretenders used the title Duke of Calabria throughout their life and never pretend to use the title King of Naples unlike the first few Angevin claimaints. Angevin Duchess of Calabria Marie de Bourbon Charles I, Duke of Bourbon (Bourbon) 1428 1444 7 July 1448 John II, Duke of Lorraine Jeanne de Lorraine Frederick II of Vaudémont (Lorraine) 1458 21 January 1474 25 January 1480 Charles IV of Anjou Joan, Countess of Tancarville William, Count of Tancarville (Harcourt) - 9 September 1471 24 July 1473 husband's accession 1485 marriage annulled 8 November 1488 René II, Duke of Lorraine Phillipa of Guelders Adolf, Duke of Guelders (Egmond) 9 November 1467 1 September 1485 10 December 1508 husband's death 26 February 1547 Renée de Bourbon-Montpensier Gilbert, Count of Montpensier (Bourbon-Montpensier) 1494 26 June 1515 26 May 1539 Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Christina of Denmark Christian II of Denmark (Oldenburg) November 1521 10 July 1541 14 June 1544 husband's accession 12 June 1545 husband's death 10 December 1590 Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Claude de Valois Henry II of France (Valois) 12 November 1547 19 January 1559 21 February 1575 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Margerita Gonzaga Vincent I of Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (Gonzaga) 2 October 1591 24 April 1606 14 May 1608 husband's accession 31 July 1624 husband's death 7 February 1632 Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Christina of Salm Paul, Count of Salm (Salm) May 1575 1597 25 November 1625 husband's accession 1 December 1625 husband's abdication 31 December 1627 Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Nicolette of Lorraine Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (Vaudemont) 3 October 1608 23 May 1621 1 December 1625 husband's accession 19 January 1634 husband's abdication 2 February 1657 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Claude of Lorraine Henry II, Duke of Lorraine (Vaudemont) 12 October 1612 17 February 1634 2 August 1648 Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine Béatrix de Cusance Claude François de Cusance, Baron of Belvoir (Cusance) 27 December 1614 9 April 1637 1661 husband's restoration 5 June 1663 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Marie Louise d'Aspremont Charles II, comte d'Aspremont (Aspremont) 1651/52 1665 18 September 1675 husband's death 23 October 1692 Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (Bourbon-Orléans) 13 September 1676 13 October 1698 27 March 1729 husband's death 23 December 1744 Leopold, Duke of Lorraine Maria Theresa of Austria Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (Habsburg) 13 May 1717 12 February 1736 18 August 1765 husband's death 29 November 1780 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Josepha of Bavaria Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (Wittelsbach) 30 March 1739 23 January 1765 18 August 1765 husband's accession 28 May 1767 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Luisa of Spain Charles III of Spain (Bourbon) 24 November 1745 5 August 1765 30 September 1790 husband's accession 15 May 1792 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (Bourbon) 6 June 1772 15 August 1790 1 March 1792 husband's accession 1804 ? 13 April 1807 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

House of Aragon

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Isabella of Clermont	Tristan de Clermont, Count of Copertino (Clermont-Lodeve)	1424	30 May 1444/5		27 June 1458 became Queen	30 March 1465	Ferdinand I|Duke Ferdinand
	Ippolita Maria Sforza	Francesco I Sforza (Sforza)	18 April 1446	10 October 1465		20 August 1484		Duke Alfonso
	Trogia Gazzela	-	-	-		-
	Germaine of Foix	John of Foix, Viscount of Narbonne (Foix-Grailly)	1488	August 1526		18 October 1538		Duke Ferdinand
	Mencía de Mendoza	Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar y Mendoza (Mendoza)	30 November 1508	February 1540		26 October 1550 husband's death	4 January 1554

For the spouse of the heirs of the Kingdom of Naples between 1504 and 1747; see Princess of Asturias

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria	Leopold I, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Habsburg-Lorraine)	24 April 1777	26 June 1797		15 November 1801		Prince Francis
	Infanta María Isabella of Spain	Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon-Spain)	6 July 1789	6 July 1802		4 January 1825 became Queen	13 September 1848
	Duchess Maria Sophie in Bavaria	Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (Wittelsbach)	4 October 1841	3 February 1859		22 May 1859 became Queen	19 January 1925	Prince Francis

Titular Duchess of Calabria

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Countess of Caserta	Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (Bourbon-Two Sicilies)	16 March 1851	8 June 1868	27 December 1894 husband's accession	26 May 1934 husband's death	12 September 1938	Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
	Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria	Ludwig III of Bavaria (Wittelsbach)	6 July 1872	31 May 1897	26 May 1934 husband's accession	10 June 1954		Prince Ferdinand Pius

In 1960 headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies became disputed by two different Bourbon lines.

Neapolitan line claim

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Camilla Crociani	Camillo Crociani	5 April 1971	31 October 1998		20 March 2008 became Duchess of Castro	-	Prince Carlo

Spanish line claim

Picture	Name	Father	Birth	Marriage	Became Duchess	Ceased to be Duchess	Death	Spouse
	Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma	Elias, Duke of Parma (Bourbon-Parma)	13 November 1917	16 April 1936	7 January 1960 husband's accession	3 February 1964 husband's abdication	-	Infante Alfonso
	Princess Anne d'Orléans	Prince Henri, Count of Paris (Orléans)	4 December 1938	12 May 1965		Incumbent	-	Infante Carlos

See also

• List of consorts of Naples
• List of consorts of the Two Sicilies
• Princess of Taranto

Source

• SICILY