Maria Annunziata of Naples-Sicily
Maria Annunziata Isabella Filomena Sabasia (born March 24, 1843 in Caserta , † May 4, 1871 in Vienna ) was a born princess of Bourbon-Sicily and by marriage Archduchess of Austria .
Life
Maria Annunziata, called "Ciolla", was the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria .
Like her sister Maria Immaculata , Maria Annunziata also married into the Austrian imperial family of the Habsburgs .
It was carried on 16 October 1862 procuration Transportation in Rome with the widowed Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria , a brother of Emperor I. Franz Joseph , married. Her personal marriage followed on October 21, 1862 in Venice , which at that time still belonged to Austria , where her husband traveled to meet her in the uniform of a field marshal lieutenant . One day after the wedding, she suffered an epileptic fit during mass , which caused a lot of attention because it occurred in front of the assembled members of the House of Habsburg.
Mother-in-law Sophie , who soon realized that the daughter-in-law was critically ill (she had pulmonary tuberculosis ), recommended the young couple a longer stay in a mild climate and chose the Crown Land of Gorizia . Karl Ludwig submitted as usual and his fragile wife also submitted at this point. However, she did not endure the secluded country life for long and wanted a change of location, which her docile husband gave in to. The new domicile, however, was again determined by Sophie, who chose quiet Graz , a city of retired civil servants and the military. The young woman from the south did not feel at home in Graz, avoided contact with others, was restless and couldn't find her way around. She didn't feel more comfortable until the first time she got pregnant. Just six months after the birth of Franz Ferdinand, she became pregnant again, which the personal doctor shook his head because of the weak constitution of the young woman. The personal physician carefully made it clear to Karl Ludwig that his wife needed protection and recommended a stay in the south, although Maria Annunziata did not want to know anything about it and prevailed over her husband.
In the spring of 1865 she gave birth to the delicate, fragile son Otto Franz Joseph. The young mother deteriorated more and more. Moods and moods incomprehensible to her husband, periods of dejection and hectic joy of being alternated. Finally she had finally had enough of Graz and her husband bowed to her wish to move to Vienna immediately. Facing his strict mother Sophie, he was prepared for anything. But she saw that his sick, again pregnant wife was marked by death.
The Archduke bought a palace in Favoritenstrasse , had it rebuilt and adapted to the home. Shortly after Christmas 1868 the third son was born and due to her health situation it was expected that the young woman would not get well again. But because of her will to live she overcame her illness, attended Viennese balls, the Burgtheater and the opera. As a precaution, however, she stayed away from her sons, unnecessarily since she had inherited her disease.
She gave birth to a fourth child in Artstetten Castle near Pöchlarn (Lower Austria), Margarethe Sophie. The agony against her serious illness lasted a year, which she lost on May 4, 1871 at the age of only 28 years.
Despite her poor health, she had given birth to four healthy children in their marriage. She was buried in the Capuchin Crypt in Vienna.
progeny
- Franz Ferdinand (1863–1914), later heir to the throne
- Otto Franz Joseph (1865–1906), father of the later Emperor Karl I.
- Ferdinand Karl Ludwig (1868–1915), resigned from the imperial house in 1911 and called himself only Ferdinand Burg
- Margarethe Sophie (1870–1902) ∞ Albrecht Duke of Württemberg
literature
- Maria Annunziata , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 303 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ According to the article Maria Annunziata , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 303, Maria Annunziata was born in Naples .
- ^ Friedrich Weissensteiner : Franz Ferdinand - The prevented ruler . Öst.Bundesverlag, 1983
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maria Annunziata of Naples-Sicily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Naples Sicily, Maria Annunziata Isabella Filomena Sabasia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Naples-Sicily and Archduchess of Austria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 24, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caserta |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1871 |
| Place of death | Vienna |