Carlo, Duke of Calabria
| Carlo | |||||
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| Duke of Calabria | |||||
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| Born |
4 January 1775 Caserta Palace, Kingdom of Naples | ||||
| Died |
17 December 1778 (aged 3) Caserta Palace, Kingdom of Naples | ||||
| Burial | Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand IV of Naples | ||||
| Mother | Maria Carolina of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Carlo of Naples and Sicily (Italian: Carlo Tito Francesco Giuseppe; 4 January 1775 – 17 December 1778) was Duke of Calabria as heir to Naples and Sicily.
Biography
Born at the Caserta Palace[1] near Naples, he was known as the Duke of Calabria at birth as the heir apparent to his father's throne. His mother was a daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and thus sister of Marie Antoinette.
A member of the House of Bourbon, he was a prince of Naples and Sicily by birth. He was the hereditary prince of Naples.[1] His birth allowed his mother to have a place in the Council of State, part of his parents' marriage contract.
Carlo died of smallpox[2] aged 3. Two of his younger siblings would die of smallpox also the said Princess Maria Cristina Amelia who caught it from Prince Giuseppe the two dying within a week of each other.
He was buried at the Church of Santa Chiara in Naples.
Ancestry
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 4 January 1775 – 17 December 1778 His Royal Highness Don Carlo, Hereditary Prince of Naples
References and notes
- 1 2 van de Pas, Leo. "Hereditary Prince Carlo of Naples and Sicily, Duke of Calabria". Genealogics.org. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ↑ Dyson. C.C, The Life of Marie Amelie Last Queen of the French, 1782-1866, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008, p. 33.

