Lodovico, Count of Trani
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Lodovico, Count of Trani (1 August 1838, Naples - 8 June 1886, Paris) was the eldest son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
His maternal grandparents were Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. The Duke was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Louisa of Spain.
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[edit] Heir to the throne
Lodovico was a younger half-brother of Francis II of the Two Sicilies. He was second-in-line heir to the throne of the Two Sicilies since the time of his birth.
Their father died on 22 May 1859. Francis became King but had no children yet from his wife Maria Sophie of Bavaria. Lodovico became his Heir Presumptive. However the Two Sicilies were conquered by the Expedition of the Thousand under Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1861. Garibaldi served the Kingdom of Sardinia which was in the process of Italian unification.
Lodovico was still the heir of Francis as head of a deposed Royal House. He retained this position for the rest of his life but predeceased Francis. Francis was eventually succeeded by their younger brother Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta.
[edit] Marriage
On 5 June 1861, Lodovico married Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria. She was the fourth daughter of Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. They had a single daughter:
- Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (15 January 1867 - 1 May 1909). She married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
[edit] Sources
- "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy" by C. Arnold McNaughton.
