Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria Archives

Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily – A Crown of Thorns (Part one)

Thursday, 4 June 2020, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily was born on 26 April 1782 as the daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Austria. She was their tenth child out of a total of 18. Her mother was a sister of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Archduke [read more]

Maria Johanna of Austria – The smallpox inoculation

Saturday, 4 February 2017, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 1

On 4 February 1750, Maria Theresa gave birth to a daughter named Maria Joanna Gabriella Josepha Antonia. She was the 11th child and 9th daughter of Maria Theresa and Francis. She was born at the Hofburg Palace. She spent her childhood in the Kindskammer (imperial nursery) with her large family. From the age of 5, she received [read more]