Maria Josepha of Saxony
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Maria Josepha of Saxony (Maria Josepha Amalia Beatrix Xaveria Vincentia Aloysia Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Anna Apollonia Johanna Nepomucena Walburga Theresia Ambrosia; 7 December 1803 – 18 May 1829) was Queen consort of Spain as the wife of King Ferdinand VII of Spain. She was the youngest daughter of Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1759–1838) and his first wife, Princess Carolina of Parma (1770–1804), daughter of erdinand, Duke of Parma. She was a member of the house of Wettin
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. The marriage remained childless and Maria Josepha withdrew from public life.
She died of fevers on 18 May 1829 in Aranjuez and was buried in El Escorial
. Her husband remarried for the fourth time to Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
, who eventually gave birth to the future Queen Isabel II of Spain
.
Wettin (dynasty)
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony, the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years...
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Princess of Saxony
Her mother died during her infancy. Her father sent her to a convent near the Elba river to be cared for.Queen of Spain
Ferdinand VII of Spain's second wife, Maria Isabel of Portugal, having died in 1818 without descendants, he married Josepha 20 October 1819 in MadridMadrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. The marriage remained childless and Maria Josepha withdrew from public life.
She died of fevers on 18 May 1829 in Aranjuez and was buried in El Escorial
El Escorial
The Royal Seat of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a historical residence of the king of Spain, in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, about 45 kilometres northwest of the capital, Madrid, in Spain. It is one of the Spanish royal sites and functions as a monastery, royal palace, museum, and...
. Her husband remarried for the fourth time to Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies was Queen consort of Spain and Regent of Spain .-Early years and first marriage:...
, who eventually gave birth to the future Queen Isabel II of Spain
Isabella II of Spain
Isabella II was the only female monarch of Spain in modern times. She came to the throne as an infant, but her succession was disputed by the Carlists, who refused to recognise a female sovereign, leading to the Carlist Wars. After a troubled reign, she was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of...
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Titles and styles
- 7 December 1803 - 20 December 1806 Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
- 20 December 1806 - 20 October 1819 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
- 20 October 1819 – 18 May 1829 Her Majesty The Queen of Spain