Maria Pia of Naples-Sicily
Maria Pia della Grazia di Borbone (born August 2, 1849 in Gaeta , † September 29, 1882 in Biarritz ) was a princess of Naples-Sicily .
Life
Maria Pia was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria .
She married Duke Robert I of Bourbon-Parma , son of Duke Charles III, in Rome on April 5, 1869 . of Parma and Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois , royal princess of France.
progeny
Some children were mentally or physically disabled. This was due to the close relationship between Duke Robert and Maria Pia, who were second cousins. The marriage had twelve children:
- Marie Louise (1870–1899) ⚭ 1893 Prince and later King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
- Ferdinand Maria Karl (1871–1872)
- Luisa Maria Annunziata (1872–1943)
- Heinrich (1873–1939)
- Maria Immaculata (1874-1914)
- Joseph (1875–1950)
- Maria Teresa Pia (1876-1959)
- Maria Pia Antoinetta (1877-1915)
- Beatrice Colomba (1879-1946)
- Elias of Bourbon-Parma (1880–1959) ⚭ 1903 Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria-Teschen (1882–1940)
- Maria Anastasia (* / † 1881)
- Augusta (* / † 1882)
Duchess Maria Pia died in Biarritz on September 29, 1882 at the age of 33 , one week after the birth of her last child. Duke Robert married Maria Antonia of Portugal for the second time in 1884 . His best-known child from this second marriage was the future Empress Zita of Austria .
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| SURNAME | Maria Pia of Naples-Sicily |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grazia di Borbone, Maria Pia della |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Naples-Sicily |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gaeta |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1882 |
| Place of death | Biarritz |