Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain

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Maria Antonia Ferdinanda
Castle of Moncalieri, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
BurialSeptember 1785
Basilica of Superga
, Turin
Spouse
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
​
​
(m. 1750)​
Issue
Detail
Names
Spanish: María Antonia Fernanda de Borbón y Farnesio
HouseBourbon
FatherPhilip V of Spain
MotherElisabeth Farnese
SignatureMaria Antonia Ferdinanda's signature

Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (María Antonia Fernanda; 17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785

Kings of Sardinia
.

Life

Early years

Maria Teresa
.

She was born at the

Infanta of Spain
and style of Royal Highness.

In a double marriage plan she would marry

Maria Josepha of Saxony
.

Duchess of Savoy

Having married by proxy in

Piedmontese Lires as well as Spanish possessions in Milan.[9] In Italy she was known as Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda. Operas by Baldassare Galuppi
were specially composed for her marriage to the Duke of Savoy.

The match was seen as unpopular,

Duchess of Savoy.[11] The couple surrounded themselves with modern thinkers and various politicians. The first lady of the land, she brought a rigid etiquette from her native Spain to the court of Savoy.[12] She was very religious and was said to have a cold, shy personality.[12]
She was the mother of twelve children, three of whom died in childhood. Two of her children had issue.

Queen of Sardinia

At the death of her father-in-law

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia in 1773, her husband succeeded him as Victor Amadeus III. She was the first queen of Sardinia in over thirty years since the death of Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
in 1741.

Her oldest son

Marie Clotilde of France, sister of Louis XVI in 1775. Marie Clotilde and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda would become very close.[13]

Queen Maria Antonia Ferdinanda died in September 1785 at the

Castle of Moncalieri.[14] She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Superga
. Her husband outlived her by eleven years.

Issue

The Family of the Duke of Savoy in 1760, Giuseppe Duprà
  1. Princess Marie Clotilde of France
    in 1773, no issue.
  2. Princess Maria Elisabetta Carlotta of Savoy (16 July 1752 – 17 April 1753) died in infancy.
  3. Louis XVIII, King of France
    in 1771, no issue.
  4. Prince Amadeus Alexander of Savoy (5 October 1754 – 29 April 1755) died in infancy.
  5. Princess Maria Theresa of Savoy[15] (31 January 1756 – 2 June 1805) married Charles X, King of France in 1773, had issue.
  6. Princess Maria Anna of Savoy[15] (17 December 1757 – 11 October 1824) married Prince Benedetto of Savoy in 1775, no issue.
  7. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
    in 1789, had issue.
  8. Maria Cristina Ferdinanda of Savoy (21 November 1760 – 19 May 1768), died in childhood.
  9. Prince Maurizio of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat (13 December 1762 – 1 September 1799) died unmarried of malaria.[16]
  10. Anthony, Electoral Prince of Saxony
    in 1781, no issue.
  11. King Charles Felix of Sardinia[15] (6 April 1765 – 27 April 1831) married Princess Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily in 1807, no issue.
  12. Prince Giuseppe of Savoy, Count of Asti (5 October 1766 – 29 October 1802) died unmarried of malaria.[16]

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ Guerrero Elecalde, Rafael. "María Antonia Fernanda de Borbón". Diccionario biográfico España (in Spanish). Real Academia de la Historia.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-94-009-6267-5
    .
  3. ^ Armstrong, Edward (1892). Elisabeth Farnese: The Termagant of Spain. p. 256.
  4. ISBN 0-300-08718-7
    .
  5. ^ La temi veneta contenente magistrati. 1770. p. 26.
  6. ^ Armstrong, Edward (1892). Elisabeth Farnese: The Termagant of Spain. p. 343.
  7. ^ Rozoir, Charles du (1815). Le dauphin, fils de Louis XV et père de Louis XVI et de Louis XVIII. p. 56.
  8. ^ Beatson, Robert (1788). A political index to the histories of Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. 2. G. G. J. & J. Robinson. p. 360.
  9. ^ Nichols, John (1750). Gentleman's magazine and historical chronicle. Vol. 20. E. Cave. p. 236.
  10. ^ Coxe, William (1815). Memoirs of the Kings of Spain of the House of Bourbon. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. p. 72.
  11. ^ Campbell, John (1761). The Present State of Europe. London. p. 341.
  12. ^ a b Artemont, Louis Leopold d' (1911). A sister of Louis XVI, Marie Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia (1759–1802). p. 111.
  13. ^ Artemont, Louis Leopold d' (1911). A sister of Louis XVI, Marie Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia (1759–1802). p. 190.
  14. ^ Bertolotti., Davide (1830). Istoria della R. Casa di Savoia (PDF). Milano: Antonio Fontana. p. 289.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 26.
  16. ^ a b "Savoia". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2010.

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Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain
Cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty
Born: 17 November 1729 Died: 17 September 1785
Italian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
Queen consort of Sardinia

20 February 1773 – 19 September 1785 		Vacant
Title next held by
Marie Clotilde of France
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