Infanta María Josefa of Spain
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| Infanta María Josefa of Spain | ||
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| Infanta María Josefa of Spain | ||
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| Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs. | ||
| Born | 6 July 1744 Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples | |
| Died | 8 December 1801 (aged 57) Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain | |
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| Maria Josefa Carmela de Borbón y Sajonia | ||
| House | Bourbons of Spain | |
| Father | Charles III of Spain | |
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Saxony | |
| Burial | El Escorial, Spain | |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | |
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Infanta María Josefa of Spain (María Josefa Carmela; 6 July 1744 – 8 December 1801) was a Princess of Naples and Sicily by birth. At the accession of her father to the Spanish throne as Charles III, she became an Infanta of Spain. Born and raised in Naples, she arrived in Spain with her family in October 1759, at age fifteen. She lived at the court of her father and later with her brother Charles IV of Spain. She remained unmarried.
Titles and styles[edit]
- 6 July 1744 – 10 August 1759 Her Royal Highness the Princess Maria Giuseppina di Borbone of Naples and Sicily.
- 10 August 1759 – 8 December 1801 Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Lady Infanta Doña María Josefa.
Honours[edit]
- Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa.
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