Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
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| Prince Gaetan | |
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| Count of Girgenti | |
| Spouse | Isabella, Princess of Asturias |
| Full name | |
| Italian: Gaetano Maria Federico | |
| Royal house | House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
| Father | Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies |
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Austria |
| Born | 12 January 1846 Naples, Two Sicilies |
| Died | 26 November 1871 (aged 25) Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Burial | El Escorial, Madrid, Spain |
Prince Gaetano Maria Federico of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Girgenti[1][2] (Full Italian name: Gaetano Maria Federico, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, Conte di Girgenti[1][2]) (born 12 January 1846 in Naples, Two Sicilies[1][2]; died 26 November 1871 in Lucerne, Switzerland[1][2]) 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.
[edit] 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]
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