Lucia Migliaccio

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Lucia Migliaccio

Lucia Migliaccio e Borgia , Duchess of Floridia (born January 18, 1770 in Syracuse , † April 26, 1826 in Naples ) was the second, morganatic wife of King Ferdinand I of Naples-Sicily.

She was born as the daughter of Vincenzo Migliaccio and his wife Doreta Borgia in Syracuse, Sicily. Her mother was a Spaniard from the House of Borgia (Spanish: Borja ), from which the two Borgia popes also come.

Her first marriage was on April 4, 1791, with Benedetto Grifeo, Prince of Partanna. Lucia became lady-in-waiting at the royal court and was decorated with the order of Maria Luise of Spain and the Austrian Star Cross.

After the death of her first husband, she married King Ferdinand I of Sicily in Palermo on November 27, 1814, after his first wife Maria Karolina of Austria had died just two months earlier on September 8, 1814. Lucia was 44 years old, her husband 63. The marriage was morganatic and had no children.

By this time the king had practically abdicated by appointing his son Franz as regent and leaving the most important decisions to him. While Maria Karolina had been very active politically and was de facto seen as the ruler of Sicily, Lucia had little influence.

After Ferdinand was reinstated as king in the victorious battle of Tolentino (May 3, 1815) against the opposing king Joachim Murat , on December 8, 1816 the thrones of Sicily and Naples were united to form the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies . Franz remained regent and Lucia received the title "Duchess of Florida", but she never received the title of queen.

Ferdinand died on January 4, 1825, his wife survived him by only a year and three months. She was buried in the church of San Ferdinando in Naples , but she was not allowed to be buried in the family crypt of the Bourbons in Santa Chiara.

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SURNAME Migliaccio, Lucia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lucia Migliaccio e Borgia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION second, morganatic wife of King Ferdinand I of Naples-Sicily
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1770
PLACE OF BIRTH Syracuse
DATE OF DEATH April 26, 1826
Place of death Naples