List of queens consort of the Two Sicilies
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The following is a list of queens consort of the Two Sicilies.
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
[edit]House of Bonaparte (Edict of Bayonne), 1806–1815
[edit]| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
_(A).jpg) | Maria Annunziata Carolina Bonaparte | Carlo Maria Buonaparte (Bonaparte) | 25 March 1782 | 20 January 1800 | 1 August 1808 husband's accession | 3 May 1815 husband's deposition | 18 May 1839 | Joachim |
Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples to.[1][2] After the Congress of Vienna, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816.[3] Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.
House of Bourbon, 1815–1861
[edit]| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Consort | Ceased to be Consort | Death | Spouse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | María Isabella of Spain | Charles IV of Spain (Bourbon-Spain) | 6 July 1789 | 6 July 1802 | 4 January 1825 husband's accession | 8 November 1830 husband's death | 13 September 1848 | Francis I |
 | Maria Cristina of Savoy | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (Savoy) | 14 November 1812 | 21 November 1832 | 21 January 1836 | Ferdinand II | ||
 | Maria Theresa of Austria | Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (Habsburg-Lorraine) | 31 July 1816 | 27 January 1837 | 22 May 1859 husband's death | 8 August 1867 | ||
 | Maria Sophie of Bavaria | Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 4 October 1841 | 3 February 1859 | 22 May 1859 husband's accession | 20 March 1861 husband's deposition | 19 January 1925 | Francis II |
- In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy
See also
[edit]- List of monarchs of the Two Sicilies
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Duchess of Calabria
- List of Neapolitan consorts
- List of Sicilian consorts
- List of Italian consorts
- List of Sardinian consorts
- Royal Consorts of Spain
- List of Tuscan consorts
References
[edit]- ^ Colletta P., History of the Kingdom of Naples: 1734-1825, p.71
- ^ (in Italian)Prolclaims with Mutat's title.
- ^ (in Italian) Romeo R., Momenti e problemi della Restaurazione nel Regno delle Due Sicilie (1815-1820), in «Mezzogiorno e Sicilia nel Risorgimento», Napoli 1963, pp 85-96
External links
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