Princess Maria Clotilde of Naples and Sicily ( it, Maria Clotilda Teresa Amelia Antonietta Giovanna Battista Anna Gaetana Pulcheria; 18 February 1786 – 10 September 1792) was a member of the House of Bourbon in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. She was styled ''Princess of Naples and Sicily''.

Early life

Maria Clotilde was born in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. Her father was

Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria Ferdinand, Duke of Calabria (Spanish: ''Fernando de Aragón, Duque de Calabria'') (15 December 1488 – 20 October 1550) was a Neapolitan prince who played a significant role in the Mediterranean politics of the Crown of Aragon in the early 16t ...

, the third son and ninth child of

Charles III of Spain it, Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Elisabeth Farnese , birth_date = 20 January 1716 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain , death_d ...

and

Maria Amalia of Saxony es, María Amalia Cristina Francisca Javiera Flora Walburga , spouse = Charles III of Spain , issue = , issue-link = #Issue , house = Wettin , father = Augustus III of Poland , mother = Maria Josepha of ...

. Her mother was the Archduchess of Austria, the tenth daughter and thirteenth child of the famous

Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' ( ...

and her husband,

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor Francis I (Francis Stephen; french: François Étienne; german: Franz Stefan; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy ...

. She was baptised during the first year of her life. Her full name was ''Maria Clotilda Teresa Amelia Antonietta Giovanna Battista Anna Gaetana Pulcheria''. She was born and died while her father was still styled ''

Duke of Calabria Duke of Calabria was the traditional title of the heir apparent of the Kingdom of Naples after the accession of Robert of Naples. It was also adopted by the heads of certain Houses that had once claimed the Kingdom of Naples in lieu of the royal ...

''. She was then styled '' Princess of Naples and Sicily''. Her older siblings included

Maria Theresa Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' (in her own right). ...

, namesake of her

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, born in 1772; Maria Luisa, born in 1773 and

Carlo, Duke of Calabria , birth_date = , birth_place = Caserta Palace, Kingdom of Naples , death_date = , death_place = Caserta Palace, Kingdom of Naples , burial_place = Basilica of Santa Chiara , house = Bourbon-Two Sicilies , father = Ferd ...

, born in 1775, who also died in childhood;

Francis Francis may refer to: People *Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State and Bishop of Rome *Francis (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Francis (surname) Places * Rural M ...

, born in 1777 and Maria Amalia, born in 1782.

Death

Both Maria Clotilde and her sister

Maria Henrietta of Naples and Sicily Princess Maria Henrietta of Naples and Sicily ( it, Maria Enrichetta Carmel; 31 July 1787 – 10 September 1792) was a member of the House of Bourbon and a princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Childhood Maria Henrietta was born at the Pala ...

were very sensible children with a very frail health. In the case of Maria Clotilde, this was the result of a cold in 1786, when the princess was just a few days old. In 1789, Maria Clotide caught

smallpox Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus) which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) c ...

from her brothers,

Prince Gennaro of Naples and Sicily Prince Gennaro of Naples and Sicily (Gennaro Carlo Francesco; 12 April 1780 – 1 January 1789) was a Prince of Naples and Sicily. He died of smallpox at age 8. He and his mother are the central figures of a portrait by Angelica Kauffman in 1 ...

and ''Carlo Gennaro''. She then passed it on to her sister Maria Henrietta, but both recovered yet they remained very very frail and the

returned to Maria Clotide in September 1792, who yet again passed it on to her sister, the two dying within ten days of each other.

Ancestry

References

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