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List of queens consort of the Two Sicilies

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The following is a list of queens consort of the Two Sicilies.

Queen consort of the Two Sicilies

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House of Bonaparte (Edict of Bayonne), 1806–1815

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  Maria Annunziata Carolina Bonaparte Carlo Maria Buonaparte
(Bonaparte) 		25 March 1782 20 January 1800 1 August 1808
husband's accession 		3 May 1815
husband's deposition 		18 May 1839 Joachim

Joachim Murat was the first king to rule a kingdom which was called "Two Sicilies" by the Edict of Bayonne, in 1808, though he controlled the mainland, he never physically controlled the island of Sicily which his Bourbon rival had fled from Naples to.[1][2] After the Congress of Vienna, the title king of Two Sicilies was adopted by Ferdinand IV of Naples, in 1816.[3] Under Ferdinand the Kingdom of Naples and the Kingdom of Sicily were unified, he had previously been king of both Naples and Sicily.

House of Bourbon, 1815–1861

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Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
  María Isabella of Spain Charles IV of Spain
(Bourbon-Spain) 		6 July 1789 6 July 1802 4 January 1825
husband's accession 		8 November 1830
husband's death 		13 September 1848 Francis I
  Maria Cristina of Savoy Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
(Savoy) 		14 November 1812 21 November 1832 21 January 1836 Ferdinand II
  Maria Theresa of Austria Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
(Habsburg-Lorraine) 		31 July 1816 27 January 1837 22 May 1859
husband's death 		8 August 1867
  Maria Sophie of Bavaria Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
(Wittelsbach) 		4 October 1841 3 February 1859 22 May 1859
husband's accession 		20 March 1861
husband's deposition 		19 January 1925 Francis II
In 1861 Two Sicilies became part of the newly founded Kingdom of Italy

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Colletta P., History of the Kingdom of Naples: 1734-1825, p.71
  2. ^ (in Italian)Prolclaims with Mutat's title.
  3. ^ (in Italian) Romeo R., Momenti e problemi della Restaurazione nel Regno delle Due Sicilie (1815-1820), in «Mezzogiorno e Sicilia nel Risorgimento», Napoli 1963, pp 85-96
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