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 | |
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Duchess of Castro | |
![]() Princess Maria Carolina in 1923 | |
Born | Kraków, Grand Duchy of Kraków, Austria-Hungary | 22 September 1896
Died | 9 May 1968 71) Marseille, France | (aged
Burial | |
Spouse | |
Issue | Princess Maria del Carmen Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro |
House | Zamoyski |
Father | Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski |
Mother | Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies |
Religion | Roman 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:
- Princess Maria del Carmen Carolina Antonia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1924-2018)
- Prince Ferdinando Maria Andrea Alfonso Marcus, Duke of Castro (1926–2008)

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
Ancestors of Maria Carolina Zamoyska |
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References
- Or in Polish, Karolina
External links
Maria Carolina Zamoyska Born: 22 September 1896 Died: 9 May 1968 | ||
Italian nobility | ||
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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 |