Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies
- Prince Louis, Count of Trani
- Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
- Princess Maria Annunziata, Archduchess of Austria
- Princess Maria Immaculata, Archduchess of Austria
- Prince Gaetan, Count of Girgenti
- Princess Maria Pia, Duchess of Parma
- Prince Pasquale, Count of Bari
- Princess Maria Luisa, Countess of Bardi
- Prince Januarius, Count of Caltagirone
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German: Maria Theresia Isabella Italian: Maria Teresa Isabella |
Maria Theresa of Austria (31 July 1816 – 8 August 1867) was the second wife of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, making her Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the eldest daughter of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.
Maria Theresa was Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Royal and Imperial Ladies Chapter of the Castle of Prague (1834–1835).[1]
Her paternal grandparents were Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg.
Early life (1816–1837)
Maria Theresa was born on 31 July 1816 in Vienna, Austria. She was the eldest child of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.
On 29 December 1837, Maria Theresa’s mother died after contracting scarlet fever and pneumonia. Maria Theresa took on a motherly role for her siblings.[citation needed]
Queen consort (1837–1859)
On 9 January 1837 in the Augustinian Church in Vienna, Maria Theresa married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The bride was almost twenty-one years old and the groom twenty-seven. Upon her marriage, Maria Theresa became the Queen consort of the Two Sicilies.
Queen Maria Theresa was described as badly dressed and did not answer to the ideal image of a regal person.[citation needed] She disliked her public role and life at court, and preferred to confine herself in her private rooms dedicated to needlework and her children.[citation needed] She had a good relationship with both her spouse and her stepson Francis: her stepson respected her and she used to demonstratively call him her son. Maria Theresa was interested in politics; she is known to have acted as the king's advisor and to have influenced him to be strict, and when she could not be present at the reception of officials and wished to hear the conversation, she listened to the talk behind the door. She nursed Ferdinand on his death bed.
Queen Dowager (1859–1867)
At the death of her spouse in 1859, she intended to continue her political activity by being the advisor to her stepson Francis, who was the new monarch. Francis was willing, and her authoritarian policy has been considered to contribute to the public discontent which led to the abolishment of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Francis' spouse Duchess Maria Sophia in Bavaria, however, disputed her influence and Francis had a difficult position in the conflict between his wife and stepmother, without being able to satisfy either. Maria Sophia informed Francis about a plot created by Maria Theresa with the attempt to put the biological son of Maria Theresa on the throne, but Francis chose to believe Maria Theresa when she swore her innocence. It was not until the revolts against the monarchy had already begun that Francis decided to listen to the advice of his wife rather than his stepmother. Maria Theresa was among the first to leave Naples during the revolt: first to Gaeta with her children and advisors, and then to Rome. She resided in the same palace that Francis and Maria Sophia would use when they arrived. She died from cholera, nursed by her stepson Francis, who mourned her greatly.
Issue
Maria Theresa gave birth to twelve children, but only seven of them lived to mature adulthood:
Children | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Lodovico, Count of Trani | 1 August 1838 | 8 June 1886 | Married Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria, sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Their only daughter, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen. |
Alberto, Count of Castrogiovanni | 17 September 1839 | 12 July 1844 | Died in childhood. |
Alfonso, Count of Caserta | 28 March 1841 | 26 May 1934 | Married his first cousin Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and had issue. The current lines of Bourbon-Two Sicilies descend from him. |
Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies | 24 March 1843 | 4 May 1871 | Married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria. |
Maria Immaculata of the Two Sicilies | 14 April 1844 | 18 February 1899 | Married Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany. |
Gaetano, Count of Girgenti | 12 January 1846 | 26 November 1871 | In 1868, he married Isabel, Infanta of Spain (eldest daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain) and was created Infante of Spain. |
Giuseppe, Count of Lucera | 4 March 1848 | 28 September 1851 | Died in childhood. |
Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies | 21 August 1849 | 29 September 1882 | Married Robert I, Duke of Parma. |
Vincenzo, Count of Melazzo | 26 April 1851 | 13 October 1854 | Died in childhood. |
Pasquale, Count of Bari | 15 September 1852 | 21 December 1904 | Married morganatically to Blanche Marconnay. |
Maria Louisa of the Two Sicilies | 21 January 1855 | 23 August 1874 | Married Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi. Died in adolescence, no issue. |
Gennaro, Count of Caltagirone | 28 February 1857 | 13 August 1867 | Died in childhood. |
Ancestry
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References
- ^ "Czech Eccleastical".
External links
Media related to Maria Theresa of Austria (1816–1867) at Wikimedia Commons.
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen". Genealogy.EU.
Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies Born: 31 July 1816 Died: 8 August 1867 | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy | Queen consort of the Two Sicilies 27 January 1837 – 22 May 1859 | Succeeded by |
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