{"id":17817,"date":"2015-01-31T15:32:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T15:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.constantinianorder.net\/?p=17817"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:11:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:11:48","slug":"press-release-presentation-of-the-book-king-alfonso-of-bourbon-count-of-caserta-by-marquis-gaetano-de-felice-at-the-link-campus-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svil.constantinianorder.com\/en\/press-release-presentation-of-the-book-king-alfonso-of-bourbon-count-of-caserta-by-marquis-gaetano-de-felice-at-the-link-campus-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release – Presentation of the book : ” The King. Alfonso of Bourbon, Count of Caserta”. by Marquis Gaetano de Felice at the Link Campus University."},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome – Friday, November 21 <\/strong>at\u00a0 the Link Campus University in Rome in the occasion of\u00a0the 80th anniversary of the death of HRH Prince Alfonso of Bourbon, the Delegation of Lazio of the Sacred Military Constantinian\u00a0 Order of St. George, the Link Campus University and the d’Amico Editore with the patronage of the National Association of Italian Constantinian Knights (chaired by Marquis Don Giuliano Buccino Grimaldi) and the support of the National Association of former students of Nunziatella, organized the presentation of the book\u00a0 entitled “The King. Alfonso of Bourbon, Count of Caserta” by Marquis Gaetano de Felice.<\/p>\n

The book is dedicated to the figure of the Prince progenitor of the current members of the Royal House of the Two Sicilies and edited by Giuseppe Catenacci, passionate bibliophile and Honorary President of the National Association of former students of Nunziatella, and Francesco Maurizio Di Giovine, historian.<\/p>\n

The presentation, moderated by dr. Roberto della Rocca, concludes a series of events dedicated to the successors of King Francis II and had as speakers the two authors\u00a0of the book; Mr. Sevi Scafetta\u00a0 and Mr. Giovanni Grimaldi.<\/p>\n

They were present: H.S.H.Prince Manfredi Windisch-Graetz, Delegate for Rome and\u00a0\u00a0 Lazio of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George,\u00a0 Marquis\u00a0 Giorgio Mirti della Valle, Vice Delegate for the city of Rome, the lawyer\u00a0 prof. Franco Ciufo, Vice Delegate for Lazio, ANCCI\u2019s Councillor\u00a0 and Professor of Law of European Union at the Link Campus University.<\/p>\n

Numerous speakers, including the current President of the National Association of former students of Nunziatella\u00a0Alessandro Ortis,\u00a0 the Prince Don\u00a0 Pierluigi Brancia di Apicena and the Vice President of Link Campus University who brought greetings of the Honourable President \u00a0Vincenzo Scotti.<\/p>\n

The Vice \u00a0Delegation\u00a0 of Rome was also represented by the\u00a0 Chancellor Fabrizio Ratto-Vaquer and\u00a0 the Treasurer Antonio Badolati.<\/p>\n

Prince Alfonso Maria Giuseppe Alberto of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta (Caserta March 28, 1841- May 26, 1934) was the third son of King Ferdinand II and his second wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.<\/p>\n

During the invasion of Garibaldi\u00a0 he was fighting on the front line alongside\u00a0 his brothers Francesco and Luigi in the battle which took place between Capua and Gaeta to repel the invading army.<\/p>\n

At 7 am on February 14, 1861\u00a0 the Prince had, along with the last sovereigns of the Two Sicilies, to leave Gaeta and go into exile.<\/p>\n

On the death of King Francis in 1894 he became Head of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies taking one the peerage\u00a0 attributable to the Sovereign, “Duke of Castro”. The title is still used by the current Head of the Royal House and Grand Master of the Dynastic Orders, H.R.H. Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies.<\/p>\n

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