Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1849–1882)

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Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies
Duchess of Parma
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Born (1849-08-02)2 August 1849
Gaeta, Two Sicilies
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Biarritz, France
Burial Villa Borbone near Viareggio
Spouse Robert I, Duke of Parma
Issue Marie Louise, Princess of Bulgaria
Prince Ferdinand
Princess Luisa Maria
Henry, Duke of Parma
Princess Maria Immacolata
Joseph, Duke of Parma
Princess Maria Teresa
Princess Maria Pia
Princess Beatrice, Countess Lucchesi-Palli
Elias, Duke of Parma
Princess Maria Anastasia
Full name
Italian: Maria Pia della Grazia
House Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Mother Maria Theresa of Austria
Religion Roman Catholic

Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies[1] (2 August 1849 – [1]29 September 1882[1]) was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and titular Duchess consort of Parma as wife to Robert I, Duke of Parma. Maria Pia was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria.[1] Maria Pia was forced into exile along with the rest of her family after the unification of Italy in 1861.

Marriage and issue

Maria Pia married Robert I, the exiled Duke of Parma and Piacenza and son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and his wife Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, on 5 April 1869 in Rome.[1] Maria Pia and Robert had twelve children[1] of whom six were mentally disabled:

Name Birth Death Notes
Princess Marie Louise 17 January 1870 31 January 1899 Married Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and had issue.
Prince Ferdinando 5 March 1871 14 April 1871 Died in infancy.
Princess Luisa Maria 24 March 1872 22 June 1943 She was mentally disabled.
Prince Henry (Enrico), Duke of Parma 13 June 1873 16 November 1939 Titular Duke of Parma 1907-1939. He was mentally disabled, and from 1907 (his father's death), his brother Elias took up the role as head of the family, although Enrico continued to be considered by monarchists as Henry I of Parma. He held the title till his death.
Princess Maria Immacolata 21 July 1874 16 May 1914 She was mentally disabled.
Prince Joseph (Giuseppe), Duke of Parma 30 June1875 7 January 1950 Titular Duke of Parma 1939-1950. He was also mentally disabled, and his brother Elias continued the role as head of the family like he had done with their brother Enrico.
Princess Maria Teresa 15 October 1876 25 January 1959 She was mentally disabled.
Princess Maria Pia 9 October 1877 29 January 1915 She was mentally disabled.
Princess Beatrice 9 January 1879 11 March 1946 Married Pietro Lucchesi-Palli (a grandson of Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily and her second husband) and had issue.
Prince Elias, Duke of Parma 23 July 1880 27 June 1959 Head of the Ducal Family of Parma (1950–1959) ("Duke Elias of Parma"). Married Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria and had issue.
Princess Maria Anastasia 25 August 1881 7 September 1881 Died in infancy.
Prince Augusto (or Princess Augusta)[2][3][4] 22 September 1882 22 September 1882 (stillborn). Maria Pia died giving birth to this child.

Later life

Maria Pia died in childbirth and was buried at Villa Borbone near Viareggio. After her death, Robert I remarried in 1884 to Maria Antonia of Portugal, daughter of the deposed Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg; she bore him another twelve children.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1849–1882)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Maria Amalia of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Maria Carolina of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Charles III of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Charles IV of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Philip, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Maria Luisa of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Louise Élisabeth of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Maria Theresa of Austria (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Charles III of Spain (= 16)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Maria Louisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Maria Amalia of Saxony (= 17)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Georg, Landgrave of Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Countess Elisabeth Augusta Reuss of Greiz
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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External links

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See also

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  2. Sources differ on the child's sex
  3. Willis, Daniel, The Descendants of Louis XIII, Clearfield Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1999, ISBN 0-8063-4942-5, p. 342.
  4. Beate Hammond: "Maria Theresia, Elisabeth, Zita - Jugendjahre großer Kaiserinnen", Ueberreuter 2002