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    Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily

    Birth: 6-6-1772

    Death: 4-13-1807

Relationships

Spouse

, Francis II ()

Children

Louise, Maria ()

Biography

Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily was the daughter of Ferdinand IV and Maria Karolina of Austria. She married Francis II emperor of the Romans and King of Hungary on September 19, 1790. She served as Empress from 1792 until her death in 1807, from "complications arising from the birth of her twelfth child." She helped shape Viennese musical life during her reign.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, October 22, 1859

Citations

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Biography: 
Maria Teresa of Naples and Sicily was the daughter of Ferdinand IV and Maria Karolina of Austria. She married Francis II emperor of the Romans and King of Hungary on September 19, 1790. She served as Empress from 1792 until her death in 1807, from "complications arising from the birth of her twelfth child." She helped shape Viennese musical life during her reign.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Empress Marie Therese and Music at the Viennese Court, 1792-1807
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
John A. Rice
Publisher Location: 
United Kingdom
Publisher Name: 
Cambridge University Press
Citation Notes: 
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Empress_Marie_Therese_and_Music_at_the_V/VdRM7PCwtZQC?hl=en&gbpv=1
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
The American Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics...Vol.4
Publisher Location: 
Philadelphia
Publisher Name: 
C.A. Conrad & Company
Year: 
1809
Start Page: 
30
End Page: 
30
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=068TAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA30&lpg=RA1-PA30&dq=maria+teresa+june+6+1772&source=bl&ots=7UBYdzuZz2&sig=ACfU3U3grOpmVKmYtSTTphOPdoGP5TRtEA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwju_raG7eHpAhVhoHIEHbihCCUQ6AEwA3oECAwQAg#v=onepage&q=maria%20teresa%20june%206%201772&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
A National Calendar Volume 8
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Peter Force
Publisher Name: 
Davis & Force
Year: 
1830
Start Page: 
275
End Page: 
275
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=iGY9AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA275&lpg=PA275&dq=maria+teresa+april+13+1807&source=bl&ots=MBNLNdkdeO&sig=ACfU3U1rUjbu1oCJUyyoOgFCunrrxD6TLA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihsPzN7OHpAhWfgnIEHfVgB_EQ6AEwAnoECA8QAg#v=onepage&q=maria%20teresa%20april%2013%201807&f=false