Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josefa Gabriella Johanna Antonia Anna; 19 March 1751 – 15 October 1767) was the twelfth child and ninth daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Empress Maria Theresa. She was engaged to King Ferdinand IV of Naples and Sicily, but the marriage never materialised due to Maria Josepha's death due smallpox. She was buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, Austria.
| Maria Josepha of Austria | |||||
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Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1767 | |||||
| Born | 19 March 1751 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 15 October 1767 (aged 16) Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Kaisergruft, Vienna | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa | ||||
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