Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
Prince Pedro | |||||
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Duke of Calabria Grandee of Spain Count of Caserta | |||||
File:Pedro di Calabria (http---www.newtuscia.it-2018-04-06-visita-viterbo-caprarola-del-principe-pedro-borbone-gran-maestro-dellordine-costantiniano-s-giorgio-).jpg Pictured wearing the robe of Grand Master of the Order of Saint George, 2019 | |||||
Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disputed) | |||||
Tenure | 5 October 2015 – present | ||||
Predecessor | Infante Carlos | ||||
Heir | Prince Jaime | ||||
Born | Madrid, Spain | 16 October 1968||||
Spouse |
Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo
(m. 2001) | ||||
Issue | Prince Jaime Prince Juan Prince Pablo Prince Pedro Princess Sofía Princess Blanca Princess María | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria | ||||
Mother | Princess Anne of Orléans | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
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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.
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 (born 26 June 1993).[citation needed] Engaged to Charlotte Diana Lindesay-Bethune (born 1993). She is the youngest daughter of the Scottish businessman and politician James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay and his wife, Diana Mary Chamberlayne-Macdonald. They will marry in Summer 2021.[citation needed]
- 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 Ciudad Real)[citation needed]
- Princess Blanca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 7 April 2011 in Ciudad Real)[citation needed]
- Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 5 March 2015 in Ciudad Real)[citation needed]
Honours
[additional citation(s) needed]
- Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (1986-2015)[5]
- Grand Master of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George since 5 November 2015[6]
- Grand Master of the Order of Saint Januarius since 5 November 2015[7]
- Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta[1]
- Grand Commander of the Order of Alcantara (2014)[8]
- President of the Royal Council of the Spanish Military Orders of Chivalry (Orders of Santiago, Calatrava Alcántara and Montesa) (appointed by HM King Juan Carlos I, 2014)[8]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.[9]
- Knight of the Royal Maestranza of Ronda
- Knight of the Royal Maestranza of Seville
- Knight of the Royal Maestranza of Granada
- Knight of the Royal Maestranza of Valencia
- Knight of the Royal Maestranza of Zaragoza
- Protector of the Royal Corps of the Nobility of Madrid
- First Knight of the Royal Corps of the Nobility of Catalonia
- Knight of the Royal Military Establishment of the Principality of Gerona and Confraternity of Saint George
- Brother Protector of the Royal Brotherhood of the Infanzones of Illescas
- Knight, Maestrante of Honour and Protector of the Royal Maestranza of Knights of San Fernando
- Knight of the Royal Ancient and Illustrious Confraternity of Cubicularios Knights of San Ildefonso and San Atilano
- Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Illustrious Royal Confraternity of Our Lady of Portillo of Zaragoza
- Protector of the Royal Madrid Academy of Heraldry and Genealogy
- Commander of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise (22 December 2017)[10]
Other activities
- President of the Foundation for the Protection of Nature
- President of the Foundation Lux Hispaniarum
- President of the Foundation of the Hospital of Santiago de Cuenca
- Patron of the Foundation of Commanderies of Santiago
- Vice-President of the Delegation of the Community of Castilla-La Mancha of the APD
- [citation needed]
- [citation needed]
Arms
- Heraldry of Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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Coat of Arms as Duke of Noto
(1968–2015) -
Coat of Arms as Pretender
(2015–present) -
Coat of Arms in Spain[a]
(2015–present)
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d 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
- ^ Spanish Military Orders
- ^ Jose Madrid, "Pedro de Borbón-Dos Sicilias, el heredero repudiado del ducado de Calabria" in Vanitatis (El Confidencial), Madrid (8 October 2015)
- ^ 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.
- ^ El Confidencial - Monarquía - El Duque de Calabria estrecha lazos con la Orden de Malta (3 December 2018)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "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 European Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- 1968 births
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Princes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Nobility from Madrid
- Dukes of Noto
- Dukes of Calabria
- Knights Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Knights of the Order of Saint Januarius
- Living people
- Knights of the Order of Alcántara
- Grandees of Spain