Maria Sofia in Bavaria

Maria Sofia in Bavaria
1859 painting of the Duchess of Calabria by an unknown artist.
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
Tenure	22 May 1859 – 20 March 1861
Born	(1841-10-04)4 October 1841 Possenhofen Castle, Possenhofen, Bavaria
Died	19 January 1925(1925-01-19) (aged 83) Munich, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Francis II of the Two Sicilies
Issue	Princess Cristina Pia
Full name
Marie Sophie Amalie
House	House of Wittelsbach ( by birth) Bourbons of the Two Sicilies (by marriage)
Father	Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
Mother	Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
Burial	Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Maria Sofia in Bavaria (Marie Sophie Amalie; 4 October 1841 – 19 January 1925) was the last Queen consort of the Two Sicilies. She was also a sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Franz Joseph I. Queen Maria Sophia died in childbirth.

Marriage

On 8 January 1859 in Munich at the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche Marie Sophie was married by proxy an then againd married in-person on 3 February 1859 in Bari to the Duke of Calabria. the eldest son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.

Children

1. Princess Cristina of the Two Sicilies (24 December 1869 – 28 March 1870) died young.

Titles and styles

• 4 October 1841 – 3 February 1859 Her Royal Highness Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria.
• 3 February 1859 – 22 May 1859 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Calabria.
• 22 May 1859 – 27 December 1894 Her Majesty The Queen of the Two Sicilies.
• 27 December 1894 – 19 January 1925 Her Majesty Queen Maria Sofia of the Two Sicilies.

Honours

• Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross (Austria)
• Dame of the Order of Theresa (Bavaria)
• Recipients of the Golden Rose (Papal States)
• Dame of the Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa (Spain)
• Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (Two Sicilies)