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 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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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