{"id":37950,"date":"2026-05-08T17:48:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.realcasadiborbone.it\/h-r-h-prince-ferdinand-duke-of-castro\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T17:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:35:05","slug":"h-r-h-prince-ferdinand-duke-of-castro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/realcasadiborbone.it\/en\/h-r-h-prince-ferdinand-duke-of-castro\/","title":{"rendered":"H.R.H. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"37950\" class=\"elementor elementor-37950 elementor-34684\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8da9b2b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8da9b2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a43fc7 animated-slow elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a43fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H.R.H. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a5ddf elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a5ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H.R.H. <br \/>Prince Ferdinand, <br \/>Duke of Castro\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab6553 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab6553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>was Head of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a key figure for the Bourbon Royal Family in the 20th century. Through his dynastic role, he contributed to the preservation of the tradition, historical identity, and cultural heritage of the Bourbon dynasty. <\/p><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/constantinianorder.com\">constantinianorder.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/new.realcasadiborbone.it\/en\/press-and-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press and media<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d59b533 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d59b533\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-235ae99 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"235ae99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61d9e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61d9e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"379\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/realcasadiborbone.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/S.A.R.-il-Principe-Ferdinando-Duca-di-Castro.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-37952\" alt=\"H.R.H. 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Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1626b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a1626b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdf7717 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdf7717\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro, passed away on January 13, 1973, at his home, the Castle of Saint-Sauveur.<\/p><p>A few years earlier, in 1966, Prince Ranieri had passed all his duties as Grand Master of the Dynastic Order of the Royal House to his son, His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinand (de jure Ferdinand IV), Duke of Castro and Head of the Royal Family of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.<\/p><p>His Royal Highness was born in Podzamcze, Poland, on May 28, 1926, and was the first member of the Royal Family to serve in the French Armed Forces. 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