Archduchess Johanna Gabriele of Austria
| Johanna Gabriele of Austria | ||
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| Archduchess Johanna Gabriele of Austria | ||
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| Portrait by Martin van Meytens. | ||
| Born | 4 February 1750 Hofburg Palace, Vienna | |
| Died | 23 December 1762 (aged 12) Hofburg Palace, Vienna | |
| Full name | ||
| Maria Johanna Gabriele Josefa Antonia | ||
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | |
| Father | Francis I Stephen | |
| Mother | Empress Maria Theresa | |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | |
 
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Archduchess Johanna Gabriele of Austria (Maria Johanna Gabriele Josefa Antonia; 4 February 1750 – 23 December 1762) was an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany, Hungary and Bohemia as daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen of Lorraine, Holy Roman Emperor. She was described as likeable and good-natured, but died aged 12 of smallpox. She was a sister of the future Queens of France and Naples as well as Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Prior to her death she was a potential bride for King Ferdinando III of Sicily, IV of Naples but his father Charles III of Spain later chose to decline her due to her being older than Ferdinando by 5 years. Ferdinando would later marry Maria Carolina.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 4 February 1750 – 23 December 1762 Her Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriele of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany.