Maria Carolina Augusta Elisabeta Vincentia Giovanna Giuseppa (Florence, 19 November 1822 – Florence, 5 October 1841) was an archduchess of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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She was the eldest daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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 and his first wife, Princess Maria Anna of Saxony. Little is known about her life. She did however, have a grand interest in culture

Culture

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. She was considered a possible bride for the Crown prince

Crown Prince

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 of France

France

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 and Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

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. Caroline lived a peaceful life. She inherited precious jewel

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s from her grandmother, Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily

Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily

Maria Luisa of Naples and Sicily , was a Neapolitan and Sicilian princess and the wife of the third Habsburg Grand Duke of Tuscany.-Background:...

. She was rumored to have had sexual intercourse

Sexual intercourse

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 with Prince Sigismondo Lepoldo, the son of Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Savoy. This counterclaim is not supported. Caroline remained unmarried and died at Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

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