Maria Carolina Zamoyska

Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Castro (born Countess Maria Carolina[1] Zamoyska) (22 September 1896 in Kraków, Austria-Hungary – 9 May 1968 in Marseille, France) was the wife of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Carolina was the sixth child and youngest daughter of Polish nobleman Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski, Count Zamoyski and his wife Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Carolina's maternal grandparents were Prince Francis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani and his wife Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.

Countess
Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Duchess of Castro
Princess Maria Carolina in 1923
Born(1896-09-22)22 September 1896
Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austria-Hungary
Died9 May 1968(1968-05-09) (aged 71)
Marseille, France
Burial
Cimetière du Grand Jas, Cannes
Spouse
IssuePrincess Maria del Carmen
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
HouseZamoyski
FatherCount Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski
MotherPrincess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Marriage and issue

Carolina married her first cousin Prince Ranieri of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife, Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 12 September 1923 in Vyšné Ružbachy, Slovakia. Carolina and Ranieri had two children:

The Duchess of Castro's heraldry.

Titles and styles
  • 22 September 1896 – 12 September 1923: Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
  • 12 September 1923 – 7 January 1960: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Carolina of Two Sicilies
  • 7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Castro

Ancestry
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References
  1. Or in Polish, Karolina
Maria Carolina Zamoyska
Born: 22 September 1896 Died: 9 May 1968
Italian nobility
Preceded by
none		 Duchess of Castro
7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968		 Succeeded by
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria		 — TITULAR —
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
7 January 1960 – 9 May 1968
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy		 Succeeded by
Chantal de Chevron-Villette
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