Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (1814–1898)
Maria Antonia Anna von Bourbon, Princess of Naples-Sicily (born December 19, 1814 in Palermo , † November 7, 1898 in Gmunden ) was a born princess of Bourbon-Sicily and by marriage the last Grand Duchess of Tuscany .
Life
Princess Maria Antonia was a daughter of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain .
She married her cousin, the widowed Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany , son of Grand Duke Ferdinand III , on June 7, 1833 in Naples . of Tuscany and Princess Luisa Maria of Naples-Sicily . From around 1848/49 she was also able to influence her husband politically, speaking out in favor of a close connection between Tuscany and Austria. She also refused concessions to Italian nationalism.
As a result of the Sardinian War , Grand Duke Leopold II left Tuscany with his family on April 27, 1859 and abdicated on July 21 in favor of his son Ferdinand IV . The grand ducal family then settled in Austria. In 1860 Leopold bought the Bohemian Chamber of Commerce Brandeis . After the political situation in Italy had calmed down to some extent, he and his wife went on a trip to Rome in November 1869 , where he died in the arms of his wife on the night of January 29, 1870.
After the death of her husband in Rome, Maria Antonia withdrew to the Traunsee and stayed mostly in Gmunden. Every year she went to the Eternal City , where she prayed at the place where her husband died and paid her respects to the Pope . As a widow she by no means led a lonely life and the sprightly lady drove to her son Ludwig Salvator, who lived on Mallorca , when she was still old. The fact that her favorite son Johann Orth had been missing since 1890 shook her and overshadowed her old age.
Maria Antonia died on November 7th, 1898 at the age of 83 at Schloss Ort in Gmunden. She was buried in the Capuchin Crypt in Vienna .
progeny
Maria Antonia and Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany had ten children:
- Maria Isabella (* May 21, 1834 - July 14, 1901), ⚭ Francesco, Count of Trapani
- Ferdinand IV (June 10, 1835 - January 17, 1908), Grand Duke of Tuscany (1859–1860)
- Maria Theresa (born June 29, 1836 - † August 5, 1838)
- Maria Christine (February 5, 1838 - September 1, 1849)
- Karl Salvator (April 30, 1839 - January 18, 1892) ⚭ Maria Immaculata of Naples-Sicily
- Maria Anna (born June 9, 1840 - † August 13, 1841)
- Rainer (May 1, 1842 - August 14, 1844)
- Maria Luisa (born October 31, 1845; † August 27, 1917) ⚭ 1865, Prince Karl II. Zu Isenburg-Birstein (1838–1899)
- Ludwig Salvator (August 4, 1847 - October 12, 1915)
- Johann Salvator (from 1889 Johann Orth , born November 25, 1852; †?; Missing since 1890, declared dead in 1911)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Maria Antonia (Grand Duchess of Toscana) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 30 ( digitized version ).
- Maria Antonia , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 308 f.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sigrid-Maria Großering : To crown and love , Amaltheaverlag Vienna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourbon, Maria Antonia Anna from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Naples-Sicily, last Grand Duchess of Tuscany by marriage |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1898 |
| Place of death | Gmunden |