Infanta María Josefa of Spain

María Josefa Carmela of Spain (6 July 1744 8 December 1801) was a Princess of Naples and Sicily by birth. At the accession of her father to the Spanish throne as Charles III, she became an Infanta of Spain. Born and raised in Naples, she arrived in Spain with her family in October 1759, at age fifteen. She lived at the court of her father and later with her brother Charles IV of Spain. She remained unmarried.

María Josefa of Spain
Infanta of Spain
Portrait by Anton Raphael Mengs.
Born(1744-07-06)6 July 1744
Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples
Died8 December 1801(1801-12-08) (aged 57)
Royal Palace of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Burial
Names
Spanish: María Josefa Carmela de Borbón y Sajonia
HouseBourbon
FatherCharles III of Spain
MotherMaria Amalia of Saxony
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