Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce

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Prince Antonio
Count of Lecce
Born (1816-09-23)23 September 1816
Palermo
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Pozzuoli
Burial Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples
Full name
Italian: Antonio Pasquale di Borbone, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie
House House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Mother Maria Isabella of Spain

Prince Antonio of the Two Sicilies (23 September 1816 - 12 January 1843) was a son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and a brother of Ferdinand II King of the Two Sicilies. Known by his tile of Count of Lecce, he was killed at age 26.

Life

Antonio, Count of Lecce was the fourth son of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain. He was born on 23 September 1816 at Palermo, during the reign of his paternal grandfather, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies who gave him the title of Count of Lecce. In 1830 the Count of Lecce accompanied his parents in their long trip to Spain, Italy and France when his sister Maria Christina married King Ferdinand VII of Spain.[1] His father died few months after their return to Naples.

During the reign of his brother King Ferdinand II, Antonio quickly became known for his restless behavior. By age sixteen 1832, he was already a consummated womanizer.[2] In 1837, Ferdinand II arranged his marriage to Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois, his niece, a daughter of his half sister Caroline, Duchess of Berry. The marriage negotiation failed as the Duchess of Angoulême opposed the union.[3]

By 1842 Antonio, only twenty six, had been of frail health after overcoming repeated attacks of paralyses. On top of that, he contracted cholera from which he also recovered. He had a small house at Giugliano that he used for his romantic adventures. His lifestyle ultimately caught up with him. He was clubbed to death on 12 January 1843 by the jealous husband of a married woman he had tried to seduce. The crime was not made public to avoid a scandal.[4]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Philip V of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Elisabeth of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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 of 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 Antonio, Count of Lecce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Philip V of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Charles III of Spain (= 8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Elisabeth of Parma (= 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 of Parma (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Maria Luisa of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Louis XV of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Princess Louise-Élisabeth of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Maria Leszczyńska
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. ↑ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 40
  2. ↑ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 64
  3. ↑ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 129
  4. ↑ Acton, The Last Bourbons of Naples, p. 134

References

  • Acton, Harold. The Last Bourbons of Naples (1825-1861). St Martin's Press. London, 1961.ASIN: B0007DKBAO
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