Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti

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Prince Gaetan
Count of Girgenti
Cayetano de las Dos Sicillias.jpg
Born (1846-01-12)12 January 1846
Naples, Two Sicilies
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Lucerne, Switzerland
Burial El Escorial, Madrid, Spain
Spouse Isabella, Princess of Asturias
Full name
Italian: Gaetano Maria Federico
House Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Mother Maria Theresa of Austria
Religion Roman Catholic

Prince Gaetan of the Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti (Italian: Gaetano Maria Federico, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Conte di Girgenti ) (12 January 1846, Naples, Two Sicilies – 26 November 1871, Lucerne, Switzerland) was the seventh child of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria.[1][2] Gaetan was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and consort to Isabella, Princess of Asturias, twice the recognized heir presumptive to the throne of Spain. Through this union, Gaetan was created an Infante of Spain.

Marriage and later life

Gaetan married Isabella, Princess of Asturias, eldest surviving child of Francis, Duke of Cádiz and his wife Isabella II of Spain, on 13 May 1868 in Madrid.[1][2] Gaetan was a first cousin to both of Isabella's parents. Their union was intended to end a feud between the Neapolitan Bourbons and the Spanish Bourbons following Spain's recognition of the Kingdom of Italy unified under the House of Savoy. The ceremony took place shortly before Spain's Glorious Revolution which brought an end to Isabella II's reign.

Gaetan and Isabella's marriage proved unhappy. For two years, Gaetan traveled throughout Europe visiting relatives in major cities including Vienna. A troubled and depressed man, Gaetan suffered from weak health and epilepsy. He had unsuccessfully attempted suicide at least once before shooting himself in the head in his hotel room in Lucerne, Switzerland. Isabella returned to Spain in 1874 and did not remarry. Their brief union produced no issue.[1][2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 12 January 1846 – 13 May 1868: His Royal Highness Prince Gaetano, The Count of Girgenti, Prince of Two Sicilies
  • 13 May 1868 – 26 November 1871: His Royal Highness Prince Gaetano, The Count of Girgenti, Infante of Spain, Prince of Two Sicilies

Arms

Ancestry

Family of Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Maria Amalia of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Maria Carolina of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Charles III of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Charles IV of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Philip, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Maria Luisa of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Maria Theresa of Austria (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Charles III of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Maria Louisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Georg, Landgrave of Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Countess Elisabeth Augusta Reuss of Greiz
 
 
 
 
 
 

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