Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari

Prince Pasquale of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Bari, was the eleventh child of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Theresa of Austria.

Early life

Pasquale was a cheerful and playful child, raised with loving care by his mother Maria Theresa. Ferdinand was also affectionate and involved with Pasquale and his siblings. Following the expulsion of the Bourbons from Naples and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, Pasquale followed his mother and brothers to Rome where Pope Pius IX hosted the Neapolitan Royal Family at the Quirinal Palace.

Marriage

Pasquale married morganatically to Blanche de Marconnay, natural daughter of Henriette de Marconnay, on 20 November 1878 in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine.