Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily

Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily
Princess of Asturias
Posthumous portrait by Vicente López Portaña, c. 1815
Born(1784-12-14)14 December 1784
Caserta Palace, Caserta, Naples
Died21 May 1806(1806-05-21) (aged 21)
Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Kingdom of Spain
Burial
Spouse
Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (later Ferdinand VII)
(m. 1802)
Names
Italian: Maria Antonietta Teresa Amelia Giovanna Battista Francesca Gaetana Maria Anna Lucia
HouseBourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherFerdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily
MotherMaria Carolina of Austria

Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily (14 December 1784 – 21 May 1806) was the youngest surviving daughter of Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily, and Maria Carolina of Austria. As the wife of the future Ferdinand VII of Spain, then heir apparent to the Spanish throne, she held the title of Princess of Asturias. It was rumoured that her mother-in-law, Maria Luisa of Parma caused her death, but there is no evidence to prove this.[1]

  1. ^ Rachel Challice (1909). The Secret History of the Court of Spain During the Last Century. London: J. Long. p. 12. Retrieved 12 September 2024. Report also attributed this death to the machinations of the Queen and her favourite, albeit it was known that she died from an attack of phthisis.

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