Maria Isabella of Spain

Maria Isabella of Spain
Maria Isabella in 1819 as Duchess of Calabria.
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
Tenure	4 January 1825 – 8 November 1830
Born	(1789-07-06)6 July 1789 Royal Palace, Madrid, Spain
Died	13 September 1848(1848-09-13) (aged 59) Royal Palace, Portici, Italy
Spouse	Francis I of the Two Sicilies (m 6 July 1802) Count Francesco dal Balzo
Issue	Luisa Carlota, Duchess of Cadíz Maria Cristina, Queen of Spain Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies Carlo Ferdinando, Prince of Capua Leopoldo, Count of Syracuse Maria Antonia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Antonio, Count of Lecce Maria Amalia, Infanta of Portugal and Spain Maria Carolina, Countess of Montemolin Teresa Cristina, Empress of Brazil Luigi, Count of Aquila Francesco, Count of Trapani
Full name
María Isabel de Borbón y Borbón
House	Bourbons of Spain (by birth) Bourbons of the Two Sicilies (by marriage)
Father	Charles IV of Spain
Mother	Maria Luisa of Parma
Burial	Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples
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Maria Isabella of Spain (María Isabel; 6 Julie 1789 – 13 September 1848) was an infanta of Spain by birth and a Queen consort of the Two Sicilies by marriage. A member of the Bourbons of Spain she was born Maria Isabel whn she created a Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa in 1792.

Issue

1. Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies 24 October 1804 – 29 January 1844) married Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and had issue.
2. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (27 April 1806 – 22 August 1878) married Ferdinand VII of Spain and had issue.
3. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (12 January 1810 – 22 May 1859) married twice and had issue.
4. Prince Carlo Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies, Prince of Capua (10 November 1811 – 22 April 1862) married Penelope Smyth but he had no legitimate children.
5. Prince Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse (22 May 1813 – 4 December 1860) married Maria Vittoria of Savoy, but had no issue.
6. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (19 December 1814 – 7 November 1898) married Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had issue.
7. Prince Antonio of the Two Sicilies, Count of Lecce (23 September 1816 – 12 January 1843) never married.
8. Princess Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies (25 February 1818 – 6 November 1857) married Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain, but had no issue.
9. Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies (29 November 1820 – 14 January 1861) married Infante Carlos of Spain, Count of Montemolin, but had no issue.
10. Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (14 March 1822 - 28 December 1889) married Pedro II of Brazil and had issue.
11. Prince Louis o the Two Sicilies, Count of Aquila (19 July 1824 – 5 March 1897) married Princess Januária of Brazil nae issue.
12. Prince Francis of the Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani married Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria and had issue.

Titles and styles

• 6 July 1789 – 6 July 1802 Her Royal Highness The Most Serene Lady The Infanta Dona María Isabel of Spain.
• 6 July 1802 – 4 January 1825 Her Royal Highness The Princess Donna, Maria Isabella, Duchess of Calabria.
• 4 January 1825 – 8 November 1830 Her Majesty The Queen.
• 8 November 1830 – 13 September 1848 Her Majesty The Dowager Queen.

Honours

• Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa (Spain)
• Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross (Austria)