| Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | |
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| Duchess of Aumale | |
| Spouse | Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale |
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| Louis Philippe, Prince of Condé François Louis, Duke of Guise |
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| Italian: Maria Carolina Augusta | |
| House | House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies House of Orléans |
| Father | Leopold, Prince of Salerno |
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria |
| Born | 26 April 1822 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1869 (aged 47) Twickenham, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Burial | Dreux, France |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Princess Maria Carolina Augusta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies[1][2] (born 26 April 1822 in Vienna, Austrian Empire;[1][2] died 6 December 1869 in Twickenham, London, England, United Kingdom[1][2]) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth and a princess of the House of Orléans through her marriage to Prince Henry of Orléans, Duke of Aumale. Maria Carolina was the daughter of Prince Leopold of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno and his wife (and niece) Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria, daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.[1][2]
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Maria Carolina married Prince Henry, Duke of Aumale, fifth and second youngest son of Louis-Philippe of France and his wife Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies on 25 November 1844 in Naples.[1][2] Maria Carolina and Henry had four children:[1][2]
Maria Carolina remained inconsolable over the death of her eldest son, Louis Philippe, and died in exile at Twickenham in 1869 from infectious tuberculosis. She and her husband had a loving marriage and after the death of his wife, Henry preferred to remain a widower until his death in 1897.
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