Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies

Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen Maria Theresa in 1862
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
Tenure27 January 1837 – 22 May 1859
Born(1816-07-31)31 July 1816
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died8 August 1867(1867-08-08) (aged 51)
Albano Laziale, Papal States
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(m. 1837; died 1859)
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Names
German: Maria Theresia Isabella von Österreich
Italian: Maria Teresa Isabella d'Austria
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
MotherPrincess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

Maria Theresa of Austria (31 July 1816 – 8 August 1867) was the second wife of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, making her Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the eldest daughter of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.

Maria Theresa was Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Royal and Imperial Ladies Chapter of the Castle of Prague (1834–1835).[1]

Her paternal grandparents were Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Luisa of Spain. Her maternal grandparents were Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg and his wife Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg.

  1. ^ "Czech Eccleastical".