Archduchess Maria Luisa of Austria (1798–1857)

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Maria Luisa
Luisa of Naples and Sicily

Archduchess Maria Luisa of Austria (30 August 1798 – 15 June 1857) was an

Luisa of Naples and Sicily
.

Biography

Archduchess Maria Luisa Giuseppa Cristina Rosa was born on 30 August 1798, in

Luisa of Naples and Sicily.[1][2] Her mother was the niece of the ill-fated queen of France, Marie Antoinette. By birth she was an Archduchess of Austria and a Princess of Bohemia and Hungary
. She grew up in Italy and Austria.

Since her birth, Maria Luisa was disabled and had a deformity, probably linked to the genetic inbreeding within her family;[speculation?] her parents were double first cousins. Due to this, she was affectionately called “the little hunchback”.[citation needed]

Maria Luisa and her family were known to have made regular visitations to Pisa, since 1814.[3] She never married, or had children.

She died on 15 June 1857,[4][5] aged 58.

References

  1. ^ "ÖNB-ALEX – Staatshandbuch". alex.onb.ac.at.
  2. ^ "Großherzoglich Würzburgischer Hof- und Staats-Kalender: für das Jahr ... 1812". Intelligenz-Comptoir. 6 June 2019 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Gazzetta di Firenze (in Italian). 1825.
  4. ^ "Capitolo VI – FIRENZE VECCHIA – Giuseppe Conti". bepi1949.altervista.org.
  5. ^ "Capitolo VIII – FIRENZE VECCHIA – Giuseppe Conti". bepi1949.altervista.org.