Francis of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani (Full Italian name: Francesco di Paola, Principe di Borbone delle Due Sicilie) (13 August 1827– 24 September 1892) was a member of the House of the Two Sicilies.
Born in Naples, Francis was the youngest child and son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain. Francis was a younger half-brother of Caroline, Duchess of Berry and a full younger brother of Luisa Carlotta, Duchess of Cadiz, Maria Christina, Queen of Spain, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Charles Ferdinand, Prince of Capua, Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse, Prince Antonio, Count of Lecce, Infanta Maria Amalia of Portugal and Spain, Maria Carolina, Countess of Montemolin, and Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil.
After the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies fell in 1861 during the Expedition of the Thousand, the royal family went into exile. First, Francis and his family went to Rome, where they were under the protection of Pope Pius IX. However, the Papal States were also invaded by Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Francis and his family fled next to France. Francis died in 1892 in Paris at 65 years of age.
Francis married his niece Archduchess
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