Princess Carolina of Parma

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Princess Carolina of Parma
Hereditary Princess of Saxony
Princess Carolina in 1792 by Anton Graff.
Born (1770-11-22)22 November 1770
Ducal Palace, Colorno, Parma
Died 1 March 1804(1804-03-01) (aged 33)
Dresden Castle, Dresden
Spouse Prince Maximilian of Saxony (m 22 April 1792)
Issue Princess Maria Amalie
Maria Ferdinanda, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony
Prince Clemens
Maria Anna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Johann, King of Saxony
Maria Josepha Amalia, Queen of Spain
Full name
Carolina Maria Teresa Giuseppa di Borbone
House Bourbons of Parma (by birth)
Wettin (by marriage)
Father Ferdinand I, Duke of Parma
Mother Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
Burial Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden


Princess Carolina of Parma (Carolina Maria Teresa Giuseppa; 22 November 1770 – 1 March 1804) was a Princess of Parma by birth, an then a Princess of Saxony by marriage to Prince Maximilian of Saxony. A niece of Marie Antoinette, she was named in honour of her godparents King Charles III of Spain and Empress Maria Theresa.


Issue[edit]

  1. Princess Amalie of Saxony (10 August 1794 – 18 September 1870) married Franciscus de Merendonque and had chiildren.
  2. Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony (27 April 1796 – 3 January 1865) married Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had issue.
  3. Frederick Augustus II of Saxony 18 May 1797 – 9 August 1854) married twice and had issue.
  4. Prince Klemens of Saxony (1 May 1798 – 4 January 1822) died unmarried.
  5. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (15 November 1799 – 24 March 1832) married Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and had issue.
  6. John of Saxony 12 December 1801 – 29 October 1873) married Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and had issue.
  7. Maria Josepha Amalia of Saxony (6 December 1803 – 18 May 1829) married Ferdinand VII of Spain but had no issue.



Titles and styles[edit]

  • 22 November 1770 – 22 April 1792 Her Royal Highness Princess Carolina of Parma, Infanta of Spain.
  • 9 May 1792 - 5 May 1827 Her Royal Highness Princess Maximilian of Saxony.
  • 5 May 1827 – 1 September 1830 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Saxony.


Honours[edit]