Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria


Prince Pedro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria, is the only son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife, Princess Anne of Orléans. He is a claimant to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, which ruled the Kingdom of Two Sicilies before the unification of Italy.

Claim and career

The only son of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife, Princess Anne of Orléans. Pedro is currently one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, since the death of his father on 5 October 2015. The other claimant is Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro. Pedro is claimant to the sovereignty of the Constantinian Order, grand master of the Order of Saint Januarius, president of the Council of the four Spanish Military Orders of Santiago, Calatrava, Alcántara and Montesa, and grand commander of the Order of Alcántara. He is also a grandee as the son of an infante of Spain.
He has worked as a structural engineer. He manages the family estate, La Toledana, in Ciudad Real, Spain, as well as other landed estates in Spain.

Marriage and issue

Pedro married Sofía Landaluce y Melgarejo, daughter of José Manuel Landaluce y Domínguez and his wife María de las Nieves Blanca Melgarejo y González, on 30 March 2001 at Real Club de la Puerta de Hierro in Madrid. Pedro and Sofía have seven children: