Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies


Princess Lucia Maria Raniera of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Eugenio of Savoy, 5th Duke of Genoa, Lucia was Duchess of Ancona and Duchess of Genoa.

Early life

Princess Lucia was born at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich on 9 July 1908, the fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, and his wife, Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria.

Marriage and issue

Lucia married Prince Eugenio of Savoy, sixth and youngest child of Prince Thomas of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Maria Isabella of Bavaria, on 29 October 1938 at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany. The Prince and Princess were second cousins once removed in descent from King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Lucia and Eugenio had one daughter: