Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria

Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta

Infante Alfonso of Spain, Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (30 November 1901 – 3 February 1964) was one of two claimants to the title of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies from 1960 until his death in 1964. Alfonso was the son of Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1870–1949) and his wife, María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880–1904). He was born and died in Madrid, Spain.

Alfonso's mother was María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias, but she died in childbirth in 1904. Alfonso XIII, King of Spain was unmarried at the time so as the Princess of the Asturias's eldest son, the young infante became heir-presumptive to the Spanish crown, though, unlike his mother, he never held the title of Prince of Asturias.^[1] He was heir-presumptive until the birth of his cousin, Alfonso in 1907, to Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenie.

Marriage and issue

Alfonso married Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma (1917–2017), his second cousin, daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, on 16 April 1936 in Vienna, Austria. Alfonso and Alicia had three children:

• Princess Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Salerno (born 6 February 1937),^[2] married to Íñigo Moreno y Arteaga, 1st Marquess of Laserna (formerly 11th Marquess of Laula, born 18 April 1934),^[3] with seven children:
  • Rodrigo Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 1 February 1962),^[4] married to Casilda Guerrero-Burgos y Fernández de Córdoba, 21st Duchess of Cardona (born 1982).
  • Alicia Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 6 June 1964),^[5] married to José Luis Hernández Eraso (born 1949),^[6][7] with two children:
    • Iñigo Hernández y Moreno (born 2000)^[8]
    • Alejandra Hernández y Moreno (born 2000)^[9]
  • Alfonso Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (19 October 1965 – 18 May 2018),^[10] married to Marta Calvo y Molezún (born ca. 1970),^[11] with two children
  • Beatriz Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 10 May 1967),^[12] married to Lucas Urquijo Fernández de Araoz,^[13] with two children, including:
    • Teresa Urquijo y Moreno, who became engaged^[14] to José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid, in January 2024
  • Fernando Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (8 July 1969 – 12 May 2011)^[15]
  • Clara Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 14 June 1971)^[16]
  • Delia Moreno y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 30 August 1972),^[17] married to Álvaro de Ledesma y Sanchiz (born 20 October 1962)^[18]
• Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria (16 January 1938 – 5 October 2015),^[19] married to Princess Anne of Orléans (born 4 December 1938),^[20] with five children:
  • Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns (born 16 March 1966),^[21] married to Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández-Urrutia (born 26 July 1963),^[22] with two children
  • María Paloma de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns (born 5 April 1967),^[23] married to Archduke Simeon of Austria (born 26 June 1959),^[24] with five children
  • Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duke of Calabria (born 16 October 1968),^[25] married to Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo (born 23 November 1973),^[26] with seven children:
    • Jaime de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce, Duke of Noto (born 26 June 1993)^[27]
    • Juan de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 18 April 2003)^[28]
    • Pablo de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 26 June 2004)^[29]
    • Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 3 January 2007)^[30]
    • Sofía de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 12 November 2008)^[31]
    • Blanca de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 7 April 2011)^[32]
    • María de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce (born 21 April 2015)^[33]
  • Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns (born 20 April 1971),^[34] married to Michele Carrelli Palombi (born 13 November 1965),^[35] with two children
  • Victoria de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns (born 24 May 1976),^[36] married to Markos Nomikos (born 29 October 1965),^[37] with four children

Alfonso (second from left) posing with his cousins and grandmother Queen Maria Christina, ca. 1911

• Princess Inés of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Syracuse (born 18 February 1940),^[38] married to Luis de Morales y Aguado (8 October 1933 – 10 November 2000),^[39] with five children:
  • Isabel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 10 April 1966),^[40] married to Joaquín Galán y Otamendi,^[41] with two children:
    • Carlota Galán y Morales de Borbón-Dos-Sicilias (born March 1998)^[42]
    • Inés Galán y Morales de Borbón-Dos-Sicilias (born 3 January 2000)^[43]
  • Eugenia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 14 December 1967),^[44] married to Iñigo Valdenebro y García de Polavieja,^[45] with three children
  • Sonia de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (9 December 1969 – 26 July 2022),^[46] married to Alejandro García-Atance y Leurquin (born 1974),^[47] with two children
  • Manuel de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 16 December 1971),^[48] married to Emma Ruiz de Azcárate y García de Lomas,^[49] with two children
  • Mencía de Morales y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (born 25 November 1975)^[50]

Honours and arms

Orders and decorations

•  Spain:
  • Knight of the Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece, 1 December 1901^[51]
  • Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III, with Collar, 1 December 1901^[51]
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic, 1 December 1901^[51]
  • Knight of the Order of Alcántara, 13 April 1923^[52]

Heraldry

• Heraldry of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• 
  Coat of Arms of Prince Alfonso of the Two-Sicilies as Infante of Spain (1907-1960)
• 
  Coat of Arms of Prince Alfonso as Duke of Calabria and Pretender (1960-1964)

Ancestry

References

1. Por Real Decreto del 17 de octubre de 1904, gozó de todos los honores que le correspondían como heredero de la Corona, pero nunca ostentó el título de Príncipe de Asturias
2. [1] Princess Teresa de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Salerno
3. [2] Iñigo Moreno y Arteaga
4. [3] Rodrigo Moreno y Borbón
5. [4] Alicia Moreno y Borbón
6. [5] José Luis Hernández
7. [6] ABC: Boda de Alicia Moreno y Borbón-Dos-Sicilias con José Luis Hernández Eraso
8. [7] Iñigo Hernández y Moreno
9. [8] Alejandra Hernández y Moreno
10. [9] Alfonso Moreno y Borbón
11. [10] Marta Calvo y Molezún
12. [11] Beatriz Moreno y Borbón
13. [12] Lucas Urquijo Fernández de Araoz
14. [13] (in Spanish)
15. [14] Fernando Moreno y Borbón
16. [15] Clara Moreno y Borbón
17. [16] Delia Moreno y Borbón
18. [17] Álvaro de Ledesma y Sanchiz
19. [18] Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria
20. [19] Princess Anne of Orleáns
21. [20] Cristina de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns
22. [21] Pedro López-Quesada y Fernández-Urrutia
23. [22] María de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns
24. [23] Simeon von Habsburg-Lothringen
25. [24] Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns, Duke of Calabria
26. [25] Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo
27. [26] Jaime de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
28. [27] Juan de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
29. [28] Pablo de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
30. [29] Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
31. [30] Sofía de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
32. [31] Blanca de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
33. [32] María de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Landaluce
34. [33] Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns
35. [34] Michele Carrelli Palombi
36. [35] Victoria de Borbón-Dos Sicilias y Orleáns
37. [36] Markos Nomikos
38. [37] Princess Inés de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, Duchess of Siracusa
39. [38] Luis de Morales y Aguado
40. [39] Isabel de Morales y Borbón
41. [40] Joaquín Galán y Otamendi
42. [41] Carlota Galán de Morales
43. [42] Inés Galán de Morales
44. [43] Eugenia de Morales y Borbón
45. [44] Iñigo Valdenebro y García de Polavieja
46. [45] Sonia de Morales y Borbón
47. [46] Alejandro García-Atance y Leurquin
48. [47] Manuel de Morales y Borbón
49. [48] Emma Ruiz de Azcárate y García de Lomas
50. [49] Mencía de Morales y Borbón
51. "Latest intelligence - Spain". The Times. No. 36627. London. 2 December 1901. p. 5.
52. "Reales decretos haciendo merced de Hábito de Caballeros de la Orden Militar de Alcántara al Serenísimo Señor Don Alfonso de Borbón y Borbón, Infante de España, y al Serenísimo Señor Don Gabriel de Borbón y Borbón, Príncipe de Borbón." (PDF), Gaceta de Madrid (in Spanish), 17 April 1923

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