Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
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| Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies | |
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| Grand Duchess of Tuscany | |
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| Tenure | 7 June 1833 - 21 July 1859 |
| Spouse | Leopold II |
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| Archduchess Maria Isabella Ferdinand IV Archduchess Maria Theresa Archduchess Maria Christina Archduke Karl Salvator Archduchess Maria Anna Archduke Rainer Archduchess Maria Louisa Archduke Louis Salvator Archduke John Salvator |
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| Italian: Maria Antonia Anna | |
| House | House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Francis I of the Two Sicilies |
| Mother | Maria Isabella of Spain |
| Born | 19 December 1814 Palermo |
| Died | 7 November 1898 (aged 83) Gmunden |
Princess Marie Antoinette of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Maria Antonia Giuseppa Anna, December 19, 1814 – November 7, 1898) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1833 to 1859.
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[edit] Biography
The Princess was born in Palermo on December 19, 1814, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Isabella of Spain, she was baptised Maria Antonia in honor of Marie Antoinette, deceased sister of her grandmother Maria Carolina of Austria. When she was born, the Neapolitan court have already moved to Sicily because Napoleonic troops have invaded the Continental part of the Reign. After few months the Royal Family could return to Naples thanks to the Congress of Vienna.
In 1833, when she was eighteen, Marie Antoinette married Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, of seventeen years older. They are first cousins because Francis I, Marie Antoinette's father, and Luisa of the Two Sicilies, Leopold's mother, were both children of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Marie Caroline of Austria. Marie Antoinette and Leopold had ten children:
- Archduchess Maria Isabella, Princess of Tuscany. Married her maternal uncle Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, youngest son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Isabella of Spain.
- Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908).
- Archduchess Maria Theresa, Princess of Tuscany (29 June 1836 - 5 August 1838).
- Archduchess Maria Christina, Princess of Tuscany (5 February 1838 - 1 September 1849).
- Archduke Karl Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (30 April 1839 - 18 January 1892). He married Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, second daughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria.
- Archduchess Maria Anna, Princess of Tuscany (9 June 1840 - 13 August 1841).
- Archduke Rainer, Prince of Tuscany (1 May 1842 - 14 August 1844).
- Archduchess Maria Louisa, Princess of Tuscany (31 October 1845 - 27 August 1917). Married Karl, Prince of Isenburg. Her husband was a grandson of Karl, last sovereign Prince of Isenburg.
- Archduke Louis Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (4 August 1847 - 12 October 1915).
- Archduke Johann Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (25 November 1852 - reported lost at sea in 1890). There was speculation of his survival under an alias (Johann Orth).
In her honour were baptised in Florence the Piazza Maria Antonia (today Indipendence Square), the railway line Maria Antonia and the homonym station, now called Firenze Santa Maria Novella.
[edit] The Revolution
On April 1859, before the Franco-Piedmont war against Austria, Leopold II proclaimed neutrality, but the Grand Ducal government was already near the end: people used vulgar insults towards the Grand Duchess and the troops gave signs of insubordination.
On April 27, at four o'clock, in front of the enraged mob on Florence streets and of troops rebellion, Leopold II left Palazzo Pitti by chariot, getting out through Boboli door, heading toward Bologna. He had just refused to abdicate in favour of his son Ferdinand.
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