Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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Princess Béatrice
Born (1950-06-16) 16 June 1950 (age 74)
Saint-Raphaël, Var, France
Spouse Charles Napoléon
(m. 1978; div. 1989)
Issue Princess Caroline
Prince Jean-Christophe
Full name
French: Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise
House Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Mother Chantal de Chevron-Villette
Religion Roman Catholic

Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[1][2] (born 16 June 1950 in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France[1][2]) is the eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife Chantal de Chevron-Villette.[1][2] Béatrice was also titled as Princess Napoléon through her marriage to Charles Napoléon, later titular Emperor of the French as Napoléon VII, Prince Imperial. Her younger brother, Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro, is the current Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Since 2014 Princess Béatrice has served as Grand Chancellor of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.

Marriage and issue

Béatrice married Charles Napoléon, eldest son of Prince Louis Napoléon and his wife Alix de Foresta, on 19 December 1978 in Paris, France.[1][2] Charles was the great-great-grand-nephew of Napoleon I of France, founder of the Imperial House of France. The couple divorced in 1989.[1][2]

Béatrice and Charles had two children:[1]

Titles, styles and honours

Titles

  • 16 June 1950 – 19 December 1978: Her Royal Highness Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • 19 December 1978 – 2 May 1989: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Béatrice Napoléon
  • 2 May 1989 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[4]

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Count Stanisław Kostka Andrzej Zamoyski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Rosa Maria Eva Potocka
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Theophile Victor, Count of Chevron-Villette
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Charles Albert de Chevron-Villette
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Idalie Guillet de Monthoux
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Pierre Joseph, Count of Chevron-Villette
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Henri Fromentin de Saint Charles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Louise Fromentin de Saint Charles
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Clemence Marie Justine Delocre
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Chantal de Chevron-Villette
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Edouard, Count of Colbert du Cannet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Alphonse, Marquis of Colbert-Cannet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Caroline de Colbert Turgis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Marie de Colbert-Cannet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. André Stephane Brossier, Baron de La Roullière
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Anne Marie Brossier de La Roullière
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Louise Bayon de Liberta
 
 
 
 
 
 

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