Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779-1798)
| Maria Amalia | |
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| Born |
9 January 1779 Royal Palace of El Pardo |
| Died | 22 July 1798 (aged 19) Royal Palace of Madrid |
| Burial | El Escorial, Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain |
| House | Bourbon |
| Father | Charles IV of Spain |
| Mother | Maria Luisa of Parma |
Maria Amalia of Bourbon, Infanta of Spain (Madrid, 9 January 1779 - Madrid, 22 July 1798), was a Spanish princess. She was a daughter of King Charles IV of Spain, in 1795, she married her uncle Infante Antonio Pascual of Spain.
Born at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Maria Amalia was the second surviving daughter of King Carlos IV of Spain (1748–1819) and his wife Maria Luisa of Parma (1751–1819), a granddaughter of Louis XV of France.
Maria Amalia's mother, Queen Maria Luisa, arranged her marriage to her maternal first cousin Louis, hereditary Prince of Parma. The Prince arrived at the Spanish court, in 1794, to finish his education. He was blond, good looking, of amiable character and he had a great interest in science. Five years younger than her cousin, Infanta Maria Amalia was fifteen years old at the time. She was not particularly attractive and was sullen, reserved and shy in character. Louis, who was equally shy, preferred her younger sister, Maria Luisa, who although only twelve, was of a more cheerful disposition and somewhat better looking. Maria Amalia's parents accepted the unexpected change of brides, but it became a matter of urgency for them to find a husband for the saddened and scorned Maria Amalia. As she was the elder of the two sisters, it would be humiliating for Maria Amalia that her younger sister not only would marry her previous fiance, but that Maria Luisa would marry first.
To find a new groom for Maria Amalia of a royal rank in such a short period of time was not an easy affair; thus her parents decided to marry Maria Amalia to her uncle, Antonio Pascual, Infante of Spain, who was twenty-four years older than she was. Infante Anonio was thirty nine years old. Considered of very limited intelligence, his interests were gardening, agriculture and hunting. He had remained unmarried without responsibilities of any kind.
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