Princess Maria Antonia of Naples

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Princess Maria Antonia of Naples
Princess of Asturias
Posthumous portrait by Vicente López Portaña.
Born (1784-12-14)14 December 1784
Royal Palace, Caserta, Naples
Died 21 May 1806(1806-05-21) (aged 21)
Royal Palace, Aranjuez, Spain
Spouse Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (m 6 October 1802)
Full name
Maria Antonietta Teresa Amelia Giovanna Battista Francesca Gaetana Maria Anna Lucia di Borbone
House Bourbons of Naples (by birth)
Bourbons of Spain (by marriage)
Father Ferdinand IV of Naples and III of Sicily
Mother Maria Carolina of Austria
Burial Pantheon of Infantes at El Escorial

Princess Maria Antonia of Naples (Maria Antonia Teresa Amalia Giovanna Battista Francesca Gaetana Maria Anna Lucia; 14 December 1784  – 21 May 1806), was the youngest daughter of Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily, and Maria Carolina of Austria. As the wife of the future Ferdinand VII of Spain, then heir apparent to the Spanish throne, she held the title of Princess of Asturias. Princess Maria Antonia was a granddaughter of Empress Maria Theresa and named in honour of her aunt Marie Antoinette.



Titles and styles[edit]

  • 14 December 1784  – 6 October 1802 Her Royal Highness Princess Donna Maria Antonia di Borbone of Naples, Princess of Sicily.
  • 6 October 1802  – 21 May 1806 Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias.




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