Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (19 March 1751, in Vienna – 15 October 1767). She was the daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708–1765) and Maria Theresa of Austria, Holy Roman Empress (1717–1780). She died of smallpox at the age of 16 and was buried in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria.
Biography
Born on 19 March 1751, Maria Josepha was the ninth but sixth surviving daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.
After the death of her sister-in-law Princess Isabella of Parma, Maria Josepha was the most important female at court after her mother, niece Archduchess Maria Theresia and sister Archduchess Maria Amalia. She lost that position in May 1767 when her older brother Archduke Joseph married to a second cousin, Maria Josepha of Bavaria.
Empress Maria Theresa wanted to marry her fourth eldest surviving daughter, Archduchess Maria Amalia, to Ferdinand of Naples and Sicily for political reasons. After Ferdinand's father Charles III of Spain objected to the five-year age difference however, Maria Josepha, as the next eldest daughter, was left as the obvious candidate for Ferdinand's hand in marriage.[1] She and Ferdinand were the same age, and better yet, Maria Josepha was considered "delightfully pretty, pliant by nature," and the favorite of her brother Joseph.[1]
Maria Josepha had been terrified of dying of smallpox ever since the death of her older sister Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela in 1762. Her fears were realised when she died of smallpox on the very day she was to have left Vienna for her journey across the Alps to marry Ferdinand. Popular belief holds that she contracted smallpox because her mother, Maria Theresa, insisted that she go and pray at the improperly sealed tomb of her sister-in-law, Empress Maria Josepha, who had recently died of the disease because they shared the same name.[1] However, the rash appeared two days after Maria Josepha visited the vault, and there is an incubation period of about one week after initial infection before symptoms of a rash appear. Therefore, the Archduchess must have been infected before visiting the vault.[2]
She is buried in vault number 46 at the Imperial Crypt Vaults of the Imperial Crypt, Vienna. After her death, her sister Maria Carolina of Austria was given as a bride to the King of Naples in her place.[3]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 19 March 1751 – 15 October 1767 Her Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany
Ancestry
| Family of Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria |
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16. Nicholas II, Duke of Lorraine |
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8. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine |
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17. Claude-Françoise of Lorraine |
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4. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine |
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18. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor |
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9. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria
Queen Dowager of Poland-Lithuania |
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19. Eleanor Gonzaga of Mantua |
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2. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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20. Louis XIII of France |
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10. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans |
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21. Anne of Austria |
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5. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans |
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22. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine |
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11. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern |
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23. Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel |
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1. Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria |
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24. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (= 18) |
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12. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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25. Maria Anna of Spain |
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6. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor |
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26. Philip William, Elector Palatine |
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13. Eleonore Magdalena of the Palatinate |
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27. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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3. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia |
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28. Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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14. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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29. Duchess Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Sønderburg-Norburg |
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7. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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30. Albert Ernest I, Prince of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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15. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen |
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31. Duchess Christine Frederica of Württemburg |
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Notes and references
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- ↑ Fraser, p. 29.
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- Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-sovereign of the Habsburg Hetherlands*
- Catherine Michelle, Duchess of Savoy*
- Archduchess Maria*
- Anna, Queen of Spain
- Elisabeth, Queen of France
- Archduchess Maria (1555–56)
- Archduchess Maria (1564)
- Archduchess Margaret (1567–1633)
- Archduchess Eleanor (1568-80)
- Archduchess Maria (1562-67)
- Archduchess Anna Eleanor
- Archduchess Maria (1584–1649)
- Anna, Holy Roman Empress
- Anna, Queen of Poland
- Maria Christina, Princess of Transilvania
- Archduchess Catherine Renata
- Archduchess Elisabeth (1577–86)
- Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana
- Archduchess Eleanor (1582–1620)
- Margaret, Queen of Spain
- Constance, Queen of Poland
- Maria Maddalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
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- Archduchess Ludovika Elisabeth
- Marie Louise, Empress of the French
- Archduchess Carolina Ferdinande**
- Archduchess Maria Caroline
- Archduchess Caroline Ludovika
- Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil
- Clementina, Princess of Salerno
- Archduchess Maria Luisa**
- Archduchess Alexandrine
- Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia**
- Marie Caroline, Crown Princess of Saxony
- Archduchess Maria Anna
- Archduchess Amalia Theresa
- Maria Theresa, Queen of the Two Sicilies
- Maria Theresa, Countess of Chambord***
- Archduchess Hermine
- Archduchess Franziska
- Archduchess Maria Caroline
- Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia
- Maria Beatrix, Countess of Montizón***
- Archduchess Maria Caroline
- Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska
- Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians
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- Archduchess Sophie
- Gisela, Princess Leopold of Bavaria
- Archduchess Marie Valerie
- Margarete Sophie, Duchess of Württemberg
- Archduchess Maria Annunziata
- Elisabeth, Princess Aloys of Liechtenstein
- Archduchess Maria Antonietta**
- Luise, Crown Princess of Saxony**
- Anna, Princess of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein**
- Archduchess Margareta**
- Archduchess Germana**
- Archduchess Agnes**
- Archduchess Maria Theresa**
- Karoline Marie, Princess Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha**
- Archduchess Maria Antonietta**
- Maria Immaculata, Duchess of Württemberg**
- Archduchess Henriette**
- Maria Christina, Princess Emmanuel of Salm-Salm
- Maria Anna, Princess Elias of Bourbon Parma
- Maria Henrietta, Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst
- Archduchess Natalie
- Archduchess Stephanie
- Archduchess Gabrielle
- Isabella, Princess Georg of Bavaria
- Alice, Baroness Waldbott of Bassenheim
- Archduchess Eleonora, Mrs. Alfons von Kloss
- Renata, Princess Hieronymus Radziwill
- Mechthildis, Princess Olgierd Czartoryski
- Archduchess Gisele
- Archduchess Sophie
- Archduchess Magdalena
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- Elisabeth Marie, Princess of Windisch-Graetz
- Helena, Duchess Philipp of Württemberg**
- Rosa, Duchess of Württemberg**
- Archduchess Dolores**
- Maria Inmaculada, Nobile Inigo Neri Sereneri**
- Margarita, Marchioness Taliani di Marchio**
- Princess Maria Antonia, Mrs. Luis Pérez**
- Archduchess Assunta, Mrs. Joseph Hopfinger**
- Elisabeth, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil**
- Hedwig, Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg**
- Gertrud, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg**
- Archduchess Maria Elisabeth**
- Archduchess Agnes**
- Archduchess Margarethe, Mrs. Alexander Cech
- Ilona, Duchess of Mecklenburg
- Archduchess Anna Theresia
- Archduchess Maria Kynga, Mrs. Joachim Krist
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- Descent of Charles I :
- Archduchess Adelheid
- Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg
- Elisabeth, Princess Heinrich of Liechtenstein
Tuscany :
- Elisabeth, Edle Hubert von Braun**
- Alice, Baroness Vittorio Manno**
- Marie Antoinette, Baroness of Proff in Irnich**
- Archduchess Marie Christine**
- Archduchess Walburga, Mrs. Carlos Tasso**
- Archduchess Verena**
- Archduchess Katharina, Mrs. Roland Huber**
- Agnes, Baroness Peter of Fürstenberg**
- Maria Ileana, Countess Adam Kottulinski**
- Alexandra, Baroness Viktor of Baillou**
- Maria Magdalena, Baroness of Holzhausen**
- Archduchess Elisabeth, Mrs. Friedrich Sandhofer**
- Agnes, Princess Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein**
- Archduchess Maria Margaretha**
- Archduchess Ludovica**
- Archduchess Allix**
- Josepha, Countess Clemens of Waldstein-Wartenberg**
- Valerie, Margravine of Baden**
- Alberta, Baroness Alexander of Kottwitz-Erdödy**
- Theresa, Princess Rasso of Bavaria**
- Maria Inmakulata, Countess Reinhart of Hoensbroech**
Palatines :
- Archduchess Monika, Mrs. Charles de Rambures
- Archduchess Marie Christine, Mrs. Raymond van der Meide
- Archduchess Maria, Mrs. Wilhelm de Witt
- Margherita, Countess Benedikt of Piatti
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- Descent of Charles I :
- Andrea, Hereditary Countess of Neipperg
- Monika, Duchess of Maqueda
- Michaela, Countess Hubertus of Kageneck
- Archduchess Gabriela, Mrs. Christian Meister
- Walburga, Countess Archibald Douglas
- Maria Beatrix, Countess Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg***
- Isabella, Countess Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi***
- Maria del Pilar, Edle Vollrad-Joachim von Poschinger
- Kinga, Baroness Wolfgang of Erffa
- Archduchess Marie Adelheid, Mrs. Jaime Corcuerra
- Archduchess Viridis, Mrs. Karl Dunning-Gribble
- Archduchess Alexandra, Mrs. Héctor Riesle
- Maria Constanza, Princess of Auersperg-Trautson
- Maria Anna, Princess Peter Galitzine
- Catharina, Countess Maximiliano Secco d'Aragona
Descent of Maximilian :
- Archduchess Elisabeth, Mrs. James Litchfield
- Sophie, Princess of Windisch-Grätz
- Archduchess Marie Christine, Mrs. Clemens Guggenberg
Tuscany :
- Archduchess Marie Bernadette, Mrs. Rupert Wolff**
- Archduchess Katharina, Mrs. Niall Brooks**
- Archduchess Alicia**
- Archduchess Maria Christina**
- Archduchess Margaretha, Mrs. Andreas Baumgartner**
- Archduchess Marie Valerie, Mrs. Martin Josef Wagner**
- Archduchess Hedwig**
- Archduchess Veronika**
Palatines :
- Archduchess Johanna
- Archduchess Elisabeth
- Archduchess Celina
- Archduchess Maria Floriana
- Archduchess Sofía
- Archduchess Anna Carolina
- Archduchess Theresa
- Archduchess Sophie
- Archduchess Ladislaya
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- * also an infanta of Spain
- ** also a princess of Tuscany
- *** also a princess of Modena
- ° also a princess of Belgium
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Tuscan princesses by birth
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- Helena, Duchess Philipp of Württemberg*
- Rosa, Duchess of Württemberg*
- Princess Dolores*
- Maria Immaculada, Nobile Inigo Neri Sereneri*
- Margarita, Marchioness Taliani di Marchio*
- Princess Maria Antonia, Mrs. Luis Pérez*
- Princess Assunta, Mrs. Joseph Hopfinger*
- Elisabeth, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems*
- Hedwig, Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg*
- Gertrud, Countess of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg*
- Princess Maria Elisabeth*
- Princess Agnes*
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- Elisabeth, Edle Hubert von Braun*
- Alice, Baroness Vittorio Manno*
- Marie Antoinette, Freifrau von Proff zu Irnich*
- Princess Marie Christine*
- Princess Walburga, Mrs. Carlos Tasso*
- Princess Verena*
- Princess Katharina, Mrs. Roland Huber*
- Agnes, Freifrau Peter von Fürstenberg*
- Maria Ileana, Countess Adam Kottulinski*
- Alexandra, Freifrau Viktor von Baillou*
- Maria Magdalena, Freifrau von Holzhausen*
- Princess Elisabeth, Mrs. Friedrich Sandhofer*
- Agnes, Princess Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein*
- Princess Maria Margaretha*
- Princess Ludovica*
- Princess Allix*
- Josepha, Countess Clemens of Waldstein-Wartenberg*
- Valerie, Margravine of Baden*
- Alberta, Freifrau Alexander von Kottwitz-Erdödy*
- Theresa, Princess Rasso of Bavaria*
- Maria Inmakulata, Countess Reinhart of Hoensbroech*
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- Princess Marie Bernadette, Mrs. Rupert Wolff*
- Princess Katharina, Mrs. Niall Brooks*
- Princess Alicia*
- Princess Maria Christina*
- Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Andreas Baumgartner*
- Princess Marie Valerie, Mrs. Martin Josef Wagner*
- Princess Hedwig*
- Princess Veronika*
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- Princess Tatyana*
- Princess Anabella*
- Princess Tara*
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* also an archduchess of Austria
^did not have a royal or noble birth
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