Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
Luisa Maria Amelia Teresa ( born July 27, 1773 in Naples, † September 19, 1802 in Vienna) was born a Princess of Bourbon - Sicily and through her marriage 1790-1801 Grand Duchess of Tuscany.
Life
Luisa was born in 1773 as the second oldest of 18 children of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Carolina, a daughter of the Empress Maria Theresa.
At the age of 17 years, Princess Luisa with the Grand Duke Ferdinand III was. Tuscany married, who is also a grandson of Maria Theresa was the son of Emperor Leopold II and had just taken over the government of Tuscany. The marriage by proxy took place on August 15, 1790 held in Naples, the actual wedding was then celebrated on September 19, 1790 in Vienna. This marriage was part of a resolved by Leopold II at climbing the imperial throne marital union of three of his children with three children of his favorite sister, Maria Carolina. Thus, simultaneously with the marriage of Ferdinand III. Luisa and also those of Leopold's eldest son, the future Emperor Franz II / I, and Maria Karolina's eldest daughter, Maria Theresa celebrated as well as those of a younger daughter of Leopold, Maria Clementine, and a younger son of Maria Karolina, later King Francis I. of Naples and Sicily. The latter marriage took place at that time but because of the young age of the spouses by procurationem place; The actual wedding ceremony was committed only seven years later.
Luisa gave birth to her husband six children:
- Carolina Ferdinanda ( born August 2, 1793 † January 5, 1802 )
- Franz Leopold (* December 15, 1794, † May 18 1800 )
- Leopold, ( born October 3, 1797 † January 29, 1870 ), Grand Duke of Tuscany ( 1824-1859 )
- Marie Louise ( born August 30, 1799 † June 15, 1857 )
- Maria Theresia ( born March 21, 1801 † January 12, 1855 ), Queen of Sardinia ( 1831-1849 )
- Stillborn son (* / † September 19, 1802 )
When Napoleon during his military activities in 1800 conquered the Tuscany, the Grand Ducal family had to leave their kingdom, and went to Vienna. There Luisa 1802 brought her sixth child, a stillbirth, which was also the only 29 -year-old mother died. She was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, her heart was buried separately and is located in the Loreto chapel, Vienna St. Augustine's Church.