In 1808, he came one of the earliest knights of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies and from 1821 to 1823, he served as a Counsellor of State in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
Carlo II di Tocco Cantelmo Stuart was born in Naples on 7 March 1756, as the eldest son of Restaino di Tocco Cantelmo Stuart, Prince of Montemiletto and titular Prince of Achaea,[2] and the Italian noblewoman Maria Camilla Cybo Malaspina, Princess of Massa and Carrara.
[3] Upon Restaino's death on 21 February 1796, Carlo inherited his father's titles, including not only Montemiletto but also various other fiefs throughout Italy, and claims.
On 22 October 1808, Carlo became a knight of the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies, which had been founded just a few months prior.
[1] Carlo married the Italian noblewoman Maria Antonia Carafa Cantelmo Stuart on 2 June 1779 in Naples.