Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Princess of Asturias | |||||
Born | Caserta Palace, Caserta, Naples | 14 December 1784||||
Died | 21 May 1806 Royal Palace of Aranjuez, Aranjuez, Kingdom of Spain | (aged 21)||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | |||||
| |||||
House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily | ||||
Mother | Maria 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]
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.