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Leopold
Prince of Salerno
Born(1790-07-02)2 July 1790
Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died10 March 1851(1851-03-10) (aged 60)
Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
Burial
Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples
SpouseArchduchess Clementina of Austria
IssueMaria Carolina, Duchess of Aumale
Names
Italian: Leopoldo Giovanni Guiseppe Michele
HouseHouse of Bourbon
FatherFerdinand I of the Two Sicilies
MotherMaria Carolina of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholic

Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Michele of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno (2 July 1790, Naples, Kingdom of Naples – 10 March 1851, Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies)[1] was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[1]

Biography

Born Leopoldo of Naples and Sicily, he was the sixth son of Ferdinand IV of Naples[2] and wife Maria Carolina of Austria, daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria.[1]

Marriage and issue

Leopold married his niece Archduchess Clementina of Austria, third surviving daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (later Francis I of Austria) and his sister Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily on 28 July 1816 at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.[1] Leopold and Clementina had four children but only their daughter Princess Maria Carolina survived infancy. Prince Louis and two infants died within their first year.

Leopold also had an extramarital affair with the Viennese dancer Fanny Elssler, which led to the birth of an illegitimate son, Franz.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 2 July 1790 – 10 March 1851: His Royal Highness The Prince of Salerno

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Leopold, Prince of Salerno
16. Louis, Dauphin of France
8. Philip V of Spain
17. Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria
4. Charles III of Spain
18. Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma
9. Elisabeth Farnese
19. Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
2. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
20. Augustus II of Poland
10. Augustus III of Poland
21. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
5. Maria Amalia of Saxony
22. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
11. Maria Josepha of Austria
23. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick
1. Leopold, Prince of Salerno
24. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
12. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
25. Eleonora Maria of Austria
6. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
26. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
13. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
27. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
3. Maria Carolina of Austria
28. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
14. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
29. Eleonor Magdalene of the Palatinate-Neuburg
7. Maria Theresa of Austria
30. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
15. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
31. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen

References

  1. ^ a b c d Darryl Lundy (12 March 2005). "Leopoldo Giovanni Guiseppe Michele di Borbone, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 3 October 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Later King of the Two Sicilies

External links

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