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4 unusual facts about Prince Ferdinand


François Jacquier

In 1763 he was appointed instructor in physics and mathematics to the young Prince Ferdinand at Parma.

Pio Siotto

He made a tryptich of sardonyx cameos to celebrate the family of the Queen Margherita of Savoy: the first depicts the monument raised in Turin for the Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa (Queen's father), the other an equestrian statue of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, father of the then present king; and the third medal was the portrait of the then Prince of Naples, later King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon

Philippe (Égalité), Duke of Orléans

University of Salzburg

Prince Ferdinand, a brother of Emperor Franz I. of Austria, established the first Faculty of Medicine.


Auguste Ottin

Ottin was responsible for the assembly in 1834 of the vast surtout de table of hunting vignettes, commissioned for the Tuileries Garden by Louis-Philippe's heir, Ferdinand-Philippe, duc d'Orléans, and entrusted to the supervision of Claude-Aimé Chenavard, who gave much of the sculptural work to Antoine-Louis Barye, the celebrated animalier.

Chantal de Chevron-Villette

Chantal married Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, only son of Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro and his wife Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska, on 23 July 1949 in Giez.

Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon

He is the son of Prince Charles Napoléon and his first wife Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, daughter of the late Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Castro, a claimant to Headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies.

Kliment Turnovski

Drumev was a supporter of Russia and opposed openly the foreign policy of the Regency (1886–1887), the first Stefan Stambolov regime (1887–1894) and Prince Ferdinand's regime, which led to repressive measures against him.

Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro

Carlo was born at Saint-Raphaël, Var, France, the only son of Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, and his wife, Chantal de Chevron-Villette.


see also

María Teresa of Spain

Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, Princess and Duchess of Bavaria, wife of Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante of Spain, daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and Maria Christina of Austria