Maria Josepha of Austria | |||||
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Born | Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | 19 March 1751||||
Died | 15 October 1767 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 16)||||
Burial | Imperial Crypt, Kaisergruft, Vienna | ||||
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House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
Mother | Maria Theresa |
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josefa Gabriella Johanna Antonia Anna; 19 March 1751 – 15 October 1767) was the twelfth child and ninth daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Empress Maria Theresa. She was engaged to King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily, but the marriage never materialised due to Maria Josepha's death due smallpox. She was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, Austria.