Maria Amalia of Naples-Sicily
Maria Amalia Teresa of Naples-Sicily (born April 26, 1782 in Naples , † March 24, 1866 in Claremont House near Esher , County Surrey , England ) was a member of the House of Bourbon and Queen of the French from 1830 to 1848.
Life
Maria Amalia was a daughter of Ferdinand I di Borbone , King of the Two Sicilies, and Archduchess Maria Karolina of Austria .
She married Louis Philippe I. d'Orléans , King of the French, son of Louis-Philippe II. Joseph de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans and his wife Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon-Penthièvre , on November 25, 1809 in the Palace of Caserta , 40 km from Naples.
Maria Amalia died in exile on March 24, 1866 at the age of 83 at Claremont House in Surrey, England. Claremont House was given to Maria Amalia and her husband Louis-Philippe by Queen Victoria for life.
progeny
| Surname | Portrait | birth | death | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferdinand, Duke of Chartres, Duke of Orléans |  |
September 3, 1810 | July 13, 1842 | married to Duchess Helene zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin . |
| Princess Louise d'Orléans |  |
April 3, 1812 | October 11, 1850 | married to Leopold I of Belgium . |
| Princess Marie Christine d'Orléans |  |
April 12, 1813 | January 2, 1839 | married to Duke Alexander von Württemberg . |
| Louis, Duke of Nemours |  |
October 25, 1814 | June 26, 1896 | married to Princess Viktoria von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld-Koháry . |
| Princess Françoise Louise Caroline d'Orléans |  |
March 26, 1816 | May 20, 1818 | Died at the age of two. Baptized on July 20, 1816, with Emperor Franz II as godfather. |
| Clementine d'Orléans |  |
June 3, 1817 | February 16, 1907 | married to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha . |
| François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville |  |
August 14, 1818 | June 16, 1900 | married to Infanta Francesca of Brazil . |
| Charles, Duke of Penthièvre |  |
January 1, 1820 | July 25, 1828 | Died at the age of eight. |
| Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale |  |
January 16, 1822 | May 7, 1897 | married to Princess Maria Karolina Augusta of Naples-Sicily . |
| Antoine d'Orléans, duc de Montpensier |  |
July 31, 1824 | February 4, 1890 | married to Maria Luisa Fernanda of Spain . |
ancestors
| Philip V King of Spain (1683–1746) | |||||||||||||
| Charles III King of Spain (1716–1788) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabetta Farnese (1692–1766) | |||||||||||||
| Ferdinand I of Naples and Sicily (1751–1825) | |||||||||||||
| Friedrich August II. Elector of Saxony , as August III King of Poland (1696–1763) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724–1760) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Josepha Archduchess of Austria (1699–1757) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Amalia of Naples-Sicily | |||||||||||||
| Leopold of Lorraine (1679–1729) | |||||||||||||
| Emperor Franz I Stephan (1708–1765) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Charlotte de Bourbon-Orléans (1676–1744) | |||||||||||||
| Maria Karolina of Austria Archduchess (1752–1814) | |||||||||||||
| Emperor Charles VI. (1685-1740) | |||||||||||||
| Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780) | |||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Christine of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750) | |||||||||||||
literature
- J. Barlo: Marie-Amélie de Bourbon, pure des Français (1782–1866). 1903.
- Auguste-Philibert Chaalons d'Argé: Marie-Amélie de Bourbon. Notes historiques et biographiques. Librairie centrale, 1868 ( online ).
- Sister Getrude, SP: The last French Queen. Marie Amélie de Bourbon. Pageant Press, New York 1967.
- Florence Vidal: Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Sicile. Epouse de Louis-Philippe. Pygmalion, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-7564-0076-1 .
Web links
| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Theresa of Sardinia | Queen of the French 1830 - 1848 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Maria Amalia of Naples-Sicily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourbon, Maria Amalia Theresa of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of the French (1830–1848) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1782 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1866 |
| Place of death | Surrey , England |