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Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (6 June 1772 – 13 April 1807) was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Maria Carolina.
Her granddaughter Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily became Holy Roman Empress as well in 1792. The Imperial and Royal Navy ship SMS Kaiserin und Königin Maria Theresia was laid down in 1891. The Military Order of Maria Theresa was founded by her in 1757 and remained in existence until after World War I.
Jun 5, 2013 · Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily was born at the Royal Palace of Portici in Naples, Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, now in Italy, on June 6, 1772, the eldest child of King Ferdinando IV & III of Naples and Sicily (later King Ferdinando I of the Two Sicilies) and Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria.
Jun 6, 2017 · Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, the last Holy Roman Empress and the first Empress of Austria, was born at the Royal Palace of Portici in Naples on this day in 1772.
Archduchess Maria Josepha was chosen as the bride for King Ferdinand of Naples and Sicily. The bridegroom was considered unprepossessing and described as uncouth and mentally retarded. The bride escaped her fate by dying suddenly of smallpox shortly before the wedding was due to take place.
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Born on June 6, 1772, in Naples; died in childbirth on April 13, 1807, in Vienna; daughter of Maria Carolina (1752–1814) and Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies (r. 1816–1825), king of Naples and Sicily as Ferdinand IV (r. 1759–1806, 1815–1825); became second wife of Francis I (1768–1835) emperor of Austria (r. 1804–1835), also ...
Maria Theresa on the planned marriage of her daughter Maria Josepha to Ferdinand IV of Naples. The marrying off of women and young girls against their will was all part and parcel of international dynastic politics.
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (6 June 1772 – 13 April 1807) was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Maria Carolina.
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Maria Carolina.
