Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony
| Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony | |||||
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| Grand Duchess of Tuscany | |||||
Maria Ferdinanda in 1822, the year after her marriage.
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27 April 1796 Dresden |
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| Died | 3 January 1865 (aged 68) Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav |
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| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | ||||
| Spouse | Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony | ||||
| Mother | Princess Carolina of Parma | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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German: Maria Ferdinanda Amalia Xaveria Theresia Josepha Anna Nepomucena Aloysia Johanna Vincentia Ignatia Dominica Franziska de Paula Franziska de Chantal Italian: Maria Ferdinanda Amalia Saveria Teresa Giuseppa Anna Nepomucena Luisa Vincenza Ignazia Domenica Francesca di Paola Francesca di Chantal |
Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony (27 April 1796 – 3 January 1865) was a daughter of Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony and his first wife Princess Carolina of Parma. She was by marriage Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 1821 to 1824.
Maria Ferdinanda was born to Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony and his first wife Princess Caroline of Parma on 27 April 1796. She was their second eldest daughter. As her mother died in 1804, her father remarried in 1825 to Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma, but this marriage would produce no new siblings. Her father died in 1838, having renounced his rights to the succession of Saxony in favor of his eldest son.
Maria Ferdinanda had seven siblings, most of whom married well. Her older sister was Princess Amalie, a notable composer. Her next younger brother would become Frederick Augustus II of Saxony in 1836. Her next brother was Prince Klemens, who would die at the age of 24. Her next three siblings (Maria Anna, John, and Maria Josepha Amalia) would become by birth or marriage Grand Duchess of Tuscany, King of Saxony, and Queen of Spain respectively.
In 1817, Maria Ferdinanda accompanied her younger sister Princess Maria Anna of Saxony to Florence, where she was going to marry the future Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The two were very close, so that Maria Anna was too scared to go without Maria Ferdinanda's company. The couple duly married. Something decidedly unexpected occurred however. Maria Ferdinanda caught the eye of Leopold's elderly father Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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