Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1820–1861)

Italian princess
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroItalian princess
PlacesItaly
wasPrincess Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth29 November 1820, Naples, Metropolitan city of Naples, Campania, Italy
Death14 January 1861Trieste, Province of Trieste, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy (aged 40 years)
Family
Mother:Maria Isabella of Spain
Father:Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Siblings:Charles Ferdinand Prince of Capua Prince Leopold Count of Syracuse Prince Louis Count of Aquila Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies Prince Francis Count of Trapani Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies Princess Luisa Carlotta of Naples and Sicily Princess Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Spouse:Infante Carlos Count of Montemolin
The details

Biography

Princess Maria Carolina Ferdinanda of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (29 November 1820, Naples, Two Sicilies – 14 January 1861, Trieste, Austrian Empire) was a princess of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and an infanta of Spain through her marriage to Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin, Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI. Maria Carolina was a daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain.

Marriage and later life

Maria Carolina married Infante Carlos of Spain, Count of Montemolin, eldest son of Infante Carlos, Count of Molina and his wife Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, on 10 July 1850 at Caserta Palace in Caserta, Two Sicilies.

Maria Carolina and her husband died of typhus within a few hours of one another on 14 January 1861 in Trieste. Maria Carolina had contracted the disease from nursing her husband. The couple died without issue. Maria Carolina and Carlos were buried at the Cathedral of St. Just in Trieste.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 29 November 1820 – 10 July 1850: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • 10 July 1850 – 14 January 1861: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Montemolin, Infanta of Spain, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Philip V of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Elisabeth Farnese
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Augustus III of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Maria Amalia of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Maria Josepha of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Maria Carolina of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Philip V of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Charles III of Spain (= 8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Charles IV of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Augustus III of Poland (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Maria Josepha of Austria (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Philip V of Spain (= 16, 24)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Philip, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Elisabeth Farnese (= 17, 25)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Maria Luisa of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Louis XV of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Louise Élisabeth of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Marie Leszczyńska
 
 
 
 
 
 
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