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unusual facts about Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro



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.

François Jacquier

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

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.

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 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.

Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon

Philippe (Égalité), Duke of Orléans

Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

On January the 24th, the day before the Blessed Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Maria Cristina of Savoy, the Dukes of Castro and of Noto signed an "Act of Reconciliation" at 5.30 in the evening at Naples' Excelsior Hotel.

University of Salzburg

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


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