Maria Luisa of Parma

Maria Luisa of Parma
Portrait of Queen Maria Luisa by Zacarías González Velázquez.
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure	4 December 1788 – 19 March 1808
Born	(1751-12-09)9 December 1751 Ducal Palace, Colorno, Parma
Died	2 January 1819(1819-01-02) (aged 67) Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Papal States
Spouse	Charles IV of Spain
Issue	Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal Infanta María Amalia Maria Luisa, Queen of Etruria Ferdinand VII of Spain Infante Carlos, Count of Molina María Isabel, Queen of the Two Sicilies Infante Francisco de Paula, Duke of Cádiz
Full name
Luisa María Teresa Ana di Borbone
House	Bourbons of Parma (by birth) Bourbons of Spain (by marriage)
Father	Philip, Duke of Parma
Mother	Louise Élisabeth of France
Burial	El Escorial
Religion	Roman Catholic

Maria Luisa o Parma (Luisa Maria Teresa Anna; 9 December 1751 - 2 January 1819) was Queen consort of Spain from 1788 to 1808 as wife of King Charles IV of Spain. With her husband's permission the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa was founded in her honour in 1792. It was an order expressly for women.

Children

1. Infante Carlos Clemente of Spain (19 September 1771 – 7 March 1774) died in infancy.
2. Infanta Carlota Joaquina of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) married John VI of Portugal and had children.
3. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (11 September 1777 – 2 July 1782) died in infancy.
4. Infanta Maria Amalia of Spain (9 January 1779 – 22 July 1798) married Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain but had no children.
5. Infante Carlos Domingo of Spain (5 March 1780 – 11 June 1783) died in infancy.
6. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (6 July 1782 – 13 March 1824) married Ludovico of Parma and had children.
7. Infante Carlos Francisco of Spain (5 September 1783 – 11 November 1784) died in infancy.
8. Infante Felipe Francisco of Spain (5 September 1783 – 18 October 1784) died in infancy.
9. Ferdinand VII of Spain (14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) succeeded his father as King of Spain.
10. Infante Carlos of Spain, "Count of Molina" (29 March 1788 – 10 March 1855) married Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal and had children.
11. Infanta María Isabel of Spain (6 June 1789 – 13 September 1848) married Francis I of the Two Sicilies and had children.
12. Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain of Spain (16 February 1791 – 2 November 1794) died in infancy.
13. Felipe Maria o Spain of Spain (28 March 1792 – 1 March 1794) died in infancy.
14. Infante Francisco Antonio de Paula of Spain (10 March 1794 – 13 August 1865) married (1) Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies and had children. Married (2) Teresa de Arredondo y Ramirez de Arellano and had children.

Titles and styles

• 9 December 1751 - 4 September 1765 Her Royal Highness Princess Donna Maria Luisa of Parma, Infanta of Spain.
• 4 September 1765 - 14 December 1788 Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias.
• 14 December 1788 - 19 March 1808 Her Majesty The Queen.
• 19 March 1808 - 2 January 1819 Her Majesty Queen Maria Luisa.

Honours

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

• Grand Mistress of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa (Spain)