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==Exile==
==Exile==
The count of Trapani lacked political acumen. In spite of family intrigues, he was loyal to his brother Ferdinand II and later to his nephew Francis II.
After the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] fell in 1861 during the [[Expedition of the Thousand]], the royal family went into exile. First, Francis and his family went to [[Rome]], where they were under the protection of [[Pope Pius IX]]. However, the [[Papal States]] were also invaded by [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]] and Francis and his family fled next to [[France]]. Francis died in 1892 in [[Paris]] at 65 years of age.
After the [[Kingdom of the Two Sicilies]] fell in 1861 during the [[Expedition of the Thousand]], the royal family went into exile. First, Francis and his family went to [[Rome]], where they were under the protection of [[Pope Pius IX]]. However, the [[Papal States]] were also invaded by [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]] and Francis and his family fled next to [[France]]. Francis died in 1892 in [[Paris]] at 65 years of age.


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Francis
Count of Trapani
Born(1827-08-13)13 August 1827
Naples, Two Sicilies
Died24 September 1892(1892-09-24) (aged 65)
Paris, France
SpouseArchduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
IssueMaria Antonietta, Countess of Caserta
Maria Carolina, Countess Zamoyska
Names
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HouseHouse of the Two Sicilies
FatherFrancis I of the Two Sicilies
MotherMaria Isabella of Spain
ReligionRoman Catholic

Francis of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani[1] (Full Italian name: Francesco di Paola Luigi Emanuele, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie[1]) (13 August 1827 – [1] 24 September 1892[1]) was a member of the House of the Two Sicilies.[1]

Family

Born in Naples, Francis was the youngest child and son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain.[1] He received the title of Count of Trapani. He was three years old at the deah of his father and the ascension of his brother Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies to the throne. As the youngest son in a large family, he was destined to follow a career in the church and was educated at the Jesuit college in Rome.[2] His religious career was abandoned in 1844 when King Louis Philippe of France proposed to marry Francis to the young Queen Isabella II of Spain. She was three years younger than him and they were very closely related. She was both her cousin and her niece. The french ambassador to the Holy See who met the count of Trapani at this time described him unfavorably as " very ugly,small,of sickly appearance, without expression of intelligence; and when I remember in what condition of health I saw Queen Isabella during my stay in Spain (she suffered from an acute from of eczema), I cannot help thinking that at least from the physical point of view, they could choose better".[3]

Exile

The count of Trapani lacked political acumen. In spite of family intrigues, he was loyal to his brother Ferdinand II and later to his nephew Francis II.

After the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies fell in 1861 during the Expedition of the Thousand, the royal family went into exile. First, Francis and his family went to Rome, where they were under the protection of Pope Pius IX. However, the Papal States were also invaded by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Francis and his family fled next to France. Francis died in 1892 in Paris at 65 years of age.

Marriage and issue

Francis married his niece Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Princess of Tuscany, daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies, on 10 April 1850. Francis and Maria Isabella had five children:

∞ Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta on 8 June 1868 in Rome, had 12 children.
  • Prince Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies (24 September 1853 – 4 September 1870)
  • Princess Maria Teresa Pia of the Two Sicilies (7 January 1855 – 1 September 1856)
  • Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies (21 February 1856 – 7 April 1941)
∞ Andrzej Zamoyski, Count Zamoyski on 19 November 1885 in Paris, had 7 children.
  • Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies (25 May 1857 – 22 July 1859)
  • Princess Maria Annunziata of the Two Sicilies (21 September 1858 – 20 March 1873)

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
16. Philip V of Spain
8. Charles III of Spain
17. Elisabeth Farnese
4. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
18. Augustus III of Poland
9. Maria Amalia of Saxony
19. Maria Josepha of Austria
2. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
20. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
10. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
21. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
5. Maria Carolina of Austria
22. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
11. Maria Theresa of Austria
23. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
24. Philip V of Spain (= 16)
12. Charles III of Spain (= 8)
25. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17)
6. Charles IV of Spain
26. Augustus III of Poland (= 18)
13. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)
27. Maria Josepha of Austria (= 19)
3. Maria Isabella of Spain
28. Philip V of Spain (= 16)
14. Philip, Duke of Parma
29. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17)
7. Maria Luisa of Parma
30. Louis XV of France
15. Princess Louise Élisabeth of France
31. Marie Leszczyńska

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (28 September 2005). "Francesco di Paola di Borbone, Comte de Trapani". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 154
  3. ^ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 155

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