Maria Luisa of Parma

Maria Luisa of Parma
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1765
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure14 December 1788 – 19 March 1808
Born(1751-12-09)9 December 1751
Parma, Duchy of Parma
Died2 January 1819(1819-01-02) (aged 67)
Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Papal States
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1765)
Issue
Detail
Names
Spanish: Luisa María Teresa Ana
French: Louise Marie Thérèse Anne
HouseBourbon-Parma
FatherPhilip, Duke of Parma
MotherLouise Élisabeth of France

Maria Luisa of Parma (Luisa Maria Teresa Anna; 9 December 1751 – 2 January 1819) was, by marriage to King Charles IV of Spain, Queen of Spain from 1788 to 1808 leading up to the Peninsular War. Her relationship with Manuel Godoy and influence over the King made her unpopular among the people and aristocrats. She was rivals with the Duchess of Alba and the Duchess of Osuna. The death of her daughter-in-law Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, whom she disliked, was said to be the result of poisoning by the Queen.