Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily – A Crown of Thorns (Part one)
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 […]
Maria Josepha of Austria
The tragic death of Maria Josepha of Austria
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Gabriela Johanna Antonia Anna), the twelfth child of Maria Theresa I, Holy Roman Empress and Francis of Lorraine, was born on 19 […]
Maria Josepha of Austria – The almost Queen of Naples
On 19 March 1751, Maria Theresa gave birth to her ninth daughter, Maria Josepha. She and her elder sister Maria Johanna were placed under the […]
The disinherited daughters of Joseph I
When Maria Theresa of Austria ascended the throne, it was due to her father’s efforts in getting the Mutual Pact of Succession amended into the Pragmatic Sanction […]
Maria Josepha of Saxony – Mother of Kings
Maria Josepha of Saxony is not really a well-known person, perhaps because the man she married died before he became King, but she became the […]