Charles III (Parma)
Ferdinand Karl III. von Parma (born January 14, 1823 in Florence , † March 27, 1854 in Parma ) was Duke of Parma from 1849 to 1854 .
Life
Ferdinand Karl was the only son of Duke Karl II. Ludwig of Parma (1799-1883) and Princess Maria Theresa (1803-1879), daughter of King Victor Emanuel I of Sardinia-Piedmont and his wife Maria of Modena.
After his father abdicated in his favor, he returned to Parma from London in August 1849 under the protection of Austrian troops and established a reactionary arbitrary regime that made him so hated that in March 1854 he stabbed an unknown person on the street in Parma has been. For the still minor heir to the throne Duke Robert (1854-1859/60), his mother, the French-born Bourbon Princess Louise Marie von Bourbon , took over the reign.
Marriage and offspring
On November 10, 1845, Ferdinand Karl married the French Princess Louise Marie Therese (1819–1864), only daughter of the Duke of Berry, Charles-Ferdinand of Bourbon and his wife Princess Maria Karolina of Naples-Sicily, at Schloss Frohsdorf in Austria . The marriage had four children:
- Margarethe Maria Therese Enrichetta (1847-1893)
- ⚭ 1867 Infant Carlos María de los Dolores de Borbón
- Robert I. Karl Ludwig Maria (1848–1907), last ruling Duke of Parma from 1854–1859 / 60
- ⚭ 1869 Princess Maria Pia of Naples and Sicily
- ⚭ 1884 Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
- Alicia Maria Carolina Ferdinanda Rachel Filomena (1849–1935)
- ⚭ 1868 Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Austria-Tuscany
- Heinrich Karl Ludwig Georg Abraham Paul Maria (1851–1905)
- ⚭ 1873 Princess Maria Luisa of Naples and Sicily
- ⚭ 1876 Infanta Adelgunde of Portugal
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Charles II. Ludwig |
Duke of Parma 1849-1854 |
Robert I. |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Charles III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferdinand Karl III. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Parma |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 27, 1854 |
| Place of death | Parma |