Princess Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies
Italian princess (1849–1882)
Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies (2 August 1849 – 29 September 1882) was a Princess of the Two Sicilies and titular Duchess consort of Parma as the wife of Robert I, Duke of Parma. She was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Pia was forced into exile along with the rest of her family following the unification of Italy in 1861.
Marriage and issue
Maria Pia married Robert I, the exiled Duke of Parma and Piacenza and son of Charles III, Duke of Parma and his wife Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France, on 5 April 1869 in Rome. Maria Pia and Robert, who were half first cousins once removed, had twelve children, of whom six were mentally disabled:
Princess Marie Louise of Parma (17 January 1870 – 31 January 1899) she married Ferdinand I of Bulgaria on 20 April 1893. They had four children.
Prince Ferdinando of Parma (5 March 1871 – 14 April 1871)
Princess Luisa Maria of Parma (24 March 1872 – 22 June 1943) she was mentally disabled.
Henry, Duke of Parma (13 June 1873 – 16 November 1939) he was mentally disabled
Princess Maria Immacolata of Parma (21 July 1874 – 16 May 1914) she was mentally disabled.
Joseph, Duke of Parma (30 June 1875 – 7 January 1950) he was also mentally disabled
Princess Maria Teresa of Parma (15 October 1876 – 25 January 1959) she was mentally disabled.
Princess Maria Pia of Parma (9 October 1877 – 29 January 1915) she was mentally disabled.
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