Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily | |||||
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Duchess of Orléans | |||||
Queen consort of the French | |||||
Tenure | 9 August 1830 – 24 February 1848 | ||||
Born | Caserta Palace, Naples | 26 April 1782||||
Died | 24 March 1866 Claremont House, Surrey, England | (aged 83)||||
Burial | Royal Chapel, Dreux, France | ||||
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies | ||||
Mother | Maria Carolina of Austria | ||||
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Maria Amalia Teresa of Naples and Sicily (26 April 1782 – 24 March 1866) was Queen of the French by marriage to Louis Philippe I, King of the French.[1] She was the last queen of France.
Among her grandchildren were the monarchs Leopold II of Belgium, Empress Carlota of Mexico, with whom Maria Amalia regularly corresponded while she was in Mexico, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, and Queen Mercedes of Spain.