Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

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Princess Maria Annunciata
Archduchess of Austria
Photograph of Princess Maria Annunciata, published as a postcard in Europe (photograph by Ludwig Angerer, c. 1865)
Born	(1843-03-24)24 March 1843 Royal Palace of Caserta, Caserta, Two Sicilies
Died	4 May 1871(1871-05-04) (aged 28) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Spouse	Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria ​ ​ (m. 1862)​
Issue	Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Otto Franz Archduke Ferdinand Karl Margarete Sophie, Duchess of Württemberg
Names Italian: Maria Annunziata Isabella Filomena Sebasia
House	Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father	Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
Mother	Maria Theresa of Austria

Princess Maria Annunciata Isabella Filomena Sebasia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Italian: Maria Annunziata Isabella Filomena Sebasia, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie; 24 March 1843 – 4 May 1871)^[1] was a political figure from the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. In 1862, she married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria; however, their marriage was short-lived due to her premature death in 1871. She is known for being the mother of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in Sarajevo precipitated the start of World War I.