Duchess of Calabria was the traditional title of the wife of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal title.

There are at present two claimants to the title of Duchess of Calabria. In the Spanish context, it is the title for the wife of the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and in the Italian context it is the title for the wife of the heir to the Duke of Castro, the head of the Royal House.

Capetian House of Anjou

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Yolanda of Aragon (Barcelona) 1285 23 March 1297 19 August 1302 Robert Sancha of Majorca (Barcelona) 1285 20 September 1304 5 May 1309became Queen 28 July 1345 Catherine of Austria (Habsburg) October 1295 23 June 1316 18 January 1323 Charles Marie of Valois (Valois) 1309 May 1324 9 November 1328husband's death 23 October 1331 Joannasuo jure (Anjou-Naples) 1328 26 September 1333 20 January 1343couples' accession as King and Queen 22 May 1382 Andrew

House of Valois-Anjou

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Marie of Blois-Châtillon (Blois-Châtillon) 1343/5 9 July 1360 29 June 1380husband's accession 12 May 1382became Titular Queen 12 November 1404 Louis I of Anjou Margaret of Savoy (Savoy) 1410s or 7 August 1420 1424/31 August 1432 12 November 1434husband's death 30 September 1479 Louis III of Anjou Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (Lorraine) 1400 24 October 1420 12 November 1434husband's accession 2 February 1435became Queen 28 February 1453 René of Anjou After 1442, the Angevin ceased to rule Naples and Rene was the last Angevin to hold and later claim the title of King. All his successors as pretenders used the title Duke of Calabria throughout their life and never pretend to use the title King of Naples unlike the first few Angevin claimants. Angevin Duchess of Calabria Marie de Bourbon (Bourbon) 1428 1444 7 July 1448 John II, Duke of Lorraine Jeanne de Lorraine (Lorraine) 1458 21 January 1474 25 January 1480 Charles IV of Anjou Joan, Countess of Tancarville (Harcourt) – 9 September 1471 24 July 1473husband's accession 1485marriage annulled 8 November 1488 René II, Duke of Lorraine Philippa of Guelders (Egmond) 9 November 1467 1 September 1485 10 December 1508husband's death 26 February 1547 Renée de Bourbon-Montpensier (Bourbon-Montpensier) 1494 26 June 1515 26 May 1539 Antoine, Duke of Lorraine Christina of Denmark (Oldenburg) November 1521 10 July 1541 14 June 1544husband's accession 12 June 1545husband's death 10 December 1590 Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Claude de Valois (Valois) 12 November 1547 19 January 1559 21 February 1575 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine Margherita Gonzaga (Gonzaga) 2 October 1591 24 April 1606 14 May 1608husband's accession 31 July 1624husband's death 7 February 1632 Henry II, Duke of Lorraine Christina of Salm (Salm) May 1575 1597 25 November 1625husband's accession 1 December 1625husband's abdication 31 December 1627 Francis II, Duke of Lorraine Nicolette of Lorraine (Vaudemont) 3 October 1608 23 May 1621 1 December 1625husband's accession 19 January 1634husband's abdication 2 February 1657 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Claude of Lorraine (Vaudemont) 12 October 1612 17 February 1634 2 August 1648 Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine Béatrix de Cusance (Cusance) 27 December 1614 9 April 1637 1661husband's restoration 5 June 1663 Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine Marie Louise d'Aspremont (Aspremont) 1651/52 1665 18 September 1675husband's death 23 October 1692 Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans (Bourbon-Orléans) 13 September 1676 13 October 1698 27 March 1729husband's death 23 December 1744 Leopold, Duke of Lorraine Maria Theresa of Austria (Habsburg) 13 May 1717 12 February 1736 18 August 1765husband's death 29 November 1780 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Josepha of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) 30 March 1739 23 January 1765 18 August 1765husband's accession 28 May 1767 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Luisa of Spain (Bourbon) 24 November 1745 5 August 1765 30 September 1790husband's accession 15 May 1792 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (Bourbon) 6 June 1772 15 August 1790 1 March 1792husband's accession 1804? 13 April 1807 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

House of Aragon

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Isabella of Clermont 1424 30 May 1444/5 27 June 1458became Queen 30 March 1465 Duke Ferdinand Ippolita Maria Sforza (Sforza) 18 April 1446 10 October 1465 20 August 1484 Duke Alfonso Trogia Gazzela – – – – Germaine of Foix (Foix-Grailly) 1488 August 1526 18 October 1538 Duke Ferdinand Mencía de Mendoza (Mendoza) 30 November 1508 February 1540 26 October 1550husband's death 4 January 1554 For the spouse of the heirs of the Kingdom of Naples between 1504 and 1747; see Princess of Asturias

House of Bourbon

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Duchess Ceased to be Duchess Death Spouse Infanta María Isabella of Spain (Bourbon-Spain) 6 July 1789 6 July 1802 12 December 1816revival of title 4 January 1825became Queen 13 September 1848 Francis I Duchess Maria Sophie in Bavaria (Wittelsbach) 4 October 1841 3 February 1859 22 May 1859became Queen 19 January 1925 Prince Francis

See also List of consorts of Naples List of consorts of the Two Sicilies Princess of Taranto

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