List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies

See also: List of consorts of the Two Sicilies

The following is a list of monarchs of the Two Sicilies.

Edict of Bayonne

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Joachim I[1] 1808–1815		25 March 1767 La Bastide-Fortunière son of Pierre Murat-Jordy and Jeanne Loubières	Caroline Bonaparte 1 August 1794 3 children	13 October 1815 Pizzo aged 48

Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily, to which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples.^[2][3] After the Congress of Vienna, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816.^[4] Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.

Kings of the Two Sicilies, 1816–1861 (after Congress of Vienna)

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Ferdinand I 1816–1825		12 January 1751 Naples son of Charles VII and Maria Amalia of Saxony	Marie Caroline of Austria 12 May 1768 17 children Lucia Migliaccio of Floridia 27 November 1814 No children	4 January 1825 Naples aged 73
Francis I 1825–1830		14 August 1777 Naples son of Ferdinand I and Maria Carolina of Austria	Maria Isabella of Spain 6 July 1802 12 children	8 November 1830 Naples aged 53
Ferdinand II 1830–1859		12 January 1810 Palermo son of Francis I and Maria Isabella of Spain	Maria Christina of Savoy 21 November 1832 1 child Maria Theresa of Austria 9 January 1837 12 children	22 May 1859 Caserta aged 49
Francis II 1859–1861		16 January 1836 Naples son of Ferdinand II and Maria Christina of Savoy	Maria Sophie of Bavaria 8 January 1859 1 child	27 December 1894 Arco aged 58

In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy.

Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, 1861–1960

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Francis II 1861–1894		16 January 1836 Naples son of Ferdinand II and Maria Christina of Savoy	Maria Sophie of Bavaria 8 January 1859 1 child	27 December 1894 Arco aged 58
Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta 1894–1934		28 March 1841 Caserta son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria	Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 8 June 1868 12 children	26 May 1934 Cannes aged 93
Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria 1934–1960		25 July 1869 Rome son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies	Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria 31 May 1897 6 children	7 January 1960 Lindau aged 90

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

Heads of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies, disputed 1960–present

Neapolitan line claim, 1960–present

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro 1960–1966		3 December 1883 Cannes son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies	Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska 12 September 1923 2 children	13 January 1973 La Combe aged 89
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro 1966–2008		28 May 1926 Podzamcze son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska	Chantal de Chevron-Villette 23 July 1949 3 children	20 March 2008 France Aged 81
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro 2008–present		24 February 1963 Saint-Raphaël son of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro and Chantal de Chevron-Villette	Camilla Crociani 31 October 1998 2 children	Current claimant

Spanish line claim, 1960–present

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Infante Alfonso 1960–1964		30 November 1901 Madrid son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and Mercedes, Princess of Asturias	Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma 1936 3 children	3 February 1964 aged 63
Infante Carlos 1964–present		16 January 1938 Lausanne son of Infante Alfonso and Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma	Princess Anne d'Orléans 1965 5 children	Current claimant

References

1. ^ Coin of Two Sicilies under Murat's rule
2. ^ Colletta P., History of the Kingdom of Naples: 1734-1825, p.71
3. ^ (Italian)Prolclaims with Murat's title.
4. ^ (Italian) Romeo R., Momenti e problemi della Restaurazione nel Regno delle Due Sicilie (1815-1820), in «Mezzogiorno e Sicilia nel Risorgimento», Napoli 1963, pp 85-96

See also

• Line of succession to the throne of the Two Sicilies
• List of Counts of Apulia and Calabria
• Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage
• Descendants of Charles III of Spain