Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily

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Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily (Cascais, June 6, 1772April 13, 1807 in Vienna) was the eldest daughter of Ferdinand IV & III of Naples and Sicily (later Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies) (1751-1825) and his wife, Marie Caroline of Austria (1752-1814).

On September 15, 1790 she married her first cousin Archduke Francis of Austria, who would later become Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, and then Francis I, Emperor of Austria.


[edit] Her children with Francis:

Name Birth Death Notes
Archduchess Marie-Louise December 12, 1791 December 17, 1847 married first Napoleon Bonaparte, had issue, married second Adam, Count of Neippberg, had issue, married third to Charles, Count of Bombelles, no issue
Archduke Ferdinand I April 19, 1793 June 29, 1875 married Maria Anna, Princess of Sardinia, no issue
Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria June 8, 1794 March 16, 1795 died in childhood, no issue
Archduchess Caroline Ludovika December 22, 1795 June 30, 1797 died in childhood, no issue
Archduchess Maria Leopoldina January 22, 1797 December 11, 1826 married Pedro I of Brazil, had issue
Archduchess Maria Clementina March 1, 1798 September 3, 1881 married her maternal uncle Prince Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies, had issue
Archduke Joseph Franz Leopold April 9, 1799 June 30, 1807 died some weeks after his mother in childhood, no issue
Archduchess Maria Caroline of Austria April 8, 1801 May 22, 1832 married Crown Prince (later King) Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, no issue
Archduke Franz Karl December 17, 1802 March 8, 1878 married Princess Sophie of Bavaria, had issue
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria June 8, 1804 December 28, 1858 died unmarried, no issue
Archduke Johann Nepomuk August 30, 1805 February 19, 1809 died in childhood, no issue
Archduchess Amalie Theresa April 6, 1807 April 9, 1807 died in childhood, no issue

Joseph Haydn wrote his Te Deum piece for chorus and orchestra at her request. He also composed numerous masses to celebrate her rule.

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  • Richard Reifenscheid, Die Habsburger in Lebensbildern, Piper 2006


Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily
Born: 6 June 1772 Died: 13 April 1807
German royalty
Preceded by
Maria Louisa of Spain
Holy Roman Empress
1792 – 1806
Vacant
Title next held by
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar
as German Empress
German Queen
1792 – 1806
Archduchess consort of Austria
1792 – 1804
Austria elevated to imperial status
Queen consort of Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia,
Slavonia and Dalmatia

1790 – 1792
Succeeded by
Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este
New title
Austria elevated from archducal status
Empress of Austria
1804 – 1807

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