Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
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| Countess of Bardi | |||||
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| Born |
21 January 1855 Naples, Two Sicilies |
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| Died | 23 August 1874 (aged 19) Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
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| Spouse | Prince Henry of Bourbon-Parma, Count of Bardi | ||||
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House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (by birth) House of Bourbon-Parma (by marriage) |
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| Father | Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria | ||||
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| Maria Luisa Immacolata |
Princess Maria Luisa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (full Italian name: Maria Luisa Immacolata di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie) (21 January 1855, Naples, Two Sicilies – 23 August 1874, Pau, Armagnac, France) was the youngest daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. She was known for her piety and for her charity to the poor.
Maria Luisa was born at the Palace of Caserta. She was baptised with the names Maria Luisa Immacolata; her godmother was Princess Maria Luisa Carlota of Parma. Her father died when she was only four years old and she was raised primarily by her mother.
In 1860, when Maria Luisa was five, her half-brother King Francis II of the Two Sicilies was defeated by the Expedition of the Thousand. She and her family fled to Rome where they resided briefly at the Quirinal Palace at the invitation of the Pope Pius IX. Her mother rented the Palazzo Nipoti in Rome, and it was there that she lived for the next seven years.
Even as a child Maria Luisa was known for her piety. She was particularly devoted to her namesake patrons, the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. On 24 December 1865, she made her first communion in the chapel in the Roman College where Saint Aloysius made his vows.
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