tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post3320108121809195607..comments2024-02-14T19:25:38.935+01:00Comments on Trond Norén Isaksen: Prince Amedeo of Belgium to marryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-75853747405183079002014-02-17T01:11:15.831+01:002014-02-17T01:11:15.831+01:00I suppose they are descended from, or at least rel...I suppose they are descended from, or at least related to, Giovanni Caracciolo, who was Queen Giovanna II of Naples's first minister and favourite, but whom she eventually had assassinated when he became too powerful. There is a beautiful Caracciolo Chapel, in which he is buried, in the Church of San Giovannia a Carbonara in Naples, Queen Giovanna being buried in the same church.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-91936685411420489072014-02-16T04:34:06.485+01:002014-02-16T04:34:06.485+01:00Ettore was acknowledged by his father, and is clos...Ettore was acknowledged by his father, and is close to his Caracciolo half siblings. His mother's husband died a year before he was born. By the way, I (sort of) broke the story of their romance having spotted that they attended a function together in NYC last fall. Several Belgian newspapers picked up my Royal Musings postings, A few weeks ago, I was interviewed on RTL - and mentioned that I believed her name was Elisabetta (not known before) due to a directory listing in NYC. A few years ago, Vanity Fair did a piece on Carlo Caracciolo, Ettore's half brother (Ettore was interviewed for the piece.) Carlo was Lili's godfather.Marlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.com