Princess Maria Carolina Ferdinanda of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (29 November 1820, Naples

Naples

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, Two Sicilies

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...

 – 14 January 1861, Trieste

Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

, Austrian Empire

Austrian Empire

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) was a princess of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

House of Bourbon

The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...

 and an infanta of Spain

Spain

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 through her marriage to Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin

Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin

Infante Carlos, Conde de Montemolín was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI after his father's abdication in 1845, when he took the title of Count of Montemolín.-Biography:...

, Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI. Maria Carolina was a daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies

Francis I of the Two Sicilies

-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....

 and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain

Maria Isabella of Spain

María Isabella of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the second wife of Francis I and the youngest surviving daughter of the Spanish king Charles IV and his consort Maria Luisa of Parma...

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Marriage and later life

Maria Carolina married Infante Carlos of Spain, Count of Montemolin

Infante Carlos, Count of Montemolin

Infante Carlos, Conde de Montemolín was the Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VI after his father's abdication in 1845, when he took the title of Count of Montemolín.-Biography:...

, eldest son of Infante Carlos, Count of Molina

Infante Carlos, Count of Molina

The Infante Carlos of Spain was the second surviving son of King Charles IV of Spain and of his wife, Maria Luisa of Parma. As Carlos V he was the first of the Carlist claimants to the throne of Spain...

 and his wife Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal, on 10 July 1850 at Caserta Palace

Caserta Palace

The Royal Palace of Caserta is a former royal residence in Caserta, southern Italy, constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It was the largest palace and one of the largest buildings erected in Europe during the 18th century...

 in Caserta

Caserta

Caserta is the capital of the province of Caserta in the Campania region of Italy. It is an important agricultural, commercial and industrial comune and city. Caserta is located on the edge of the Campanian plain at the foot of the Campanian Subapennine mountain range...

, Two Sicilies

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...

.

Maria Carolina and her husband died of typhus

Typhus

Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...

 within a few hours of one another on 14 January 1861 in Trieste

Trieste

Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...

. Maria Carolina had contracted the disease from nursing her husband. The couple died without issue. Maria Carolina and Carlos were buried at the Cathedral of St. Just

Trieste Cathedral

Trieste Cathedral , dedicated to Saint Justus, is the cathedral and main church of Trieste, in northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Trieste.-History:...

 in Trieste.

Titles and styles

• 29 November 1820 – 10 July 1850: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• 10 July 1850 – 14 January 1861: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Montemolin, Infanta of Spain, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Ancestry