Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily (Giuseppe Carlo Gennaro;[1] 18 June 1781 – 19 February 1783) was Prince of Naples and Sicily. He died of Smallpox aged two years.
Biography
Prince Giuseppe (Joseph) was born at the Royal Palace of Naples[1] to King Ferdinand IV of Naples and his Austrian consort Maria Carolina of Austria, daughter of Empress Maria Theresa.
A member of the House of Bourbon, he was a Prince of Naples and Sicily by birth.
He was the ninth child of his parents and their fourth son. At the time of his birth, he was third in line to the throne after his brother Prince Francis, then Duke of Calabria and Prince Gennaro. His oldest brother Carlo, Duke of Calabria (d.1778) died of smallpox[2] aged 3 and the next in line, Francis became heir apparent.
His sisters included the future Holy Roman Empress, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. His younger sister's Princess Maria Cristina, was the wife of the future Charles Felix of Sardinia and Queen of Sardinia; Maria Cristina's twin Princess Maria Cristina Amelia died in 1783 of smallpox. Another sister was the Queen of the French[2] and the youngest was the future Princess of Asturias.
His cousin's included a Duke of Parma, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Holy Roman Emperor, Queen of Portugal, King of Spain, a Duchess of Calabria, the first wife of his older brother Ferdinand.[3]
At the age of two the prince caught smallpox which eventually killed him. He died at the Caserta Palace and was buried at the Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples; his sister Princess Maria Cristina Amelia died a week after Giuseppe did.
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Ancestry
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Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 18 June 1781 – 19 February 1783 His Royal Highness Prince Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily
References and notes
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- Carlos Clemente
- Carlota Joaquina, Queen of Portugal
- Maria Luisa
- Maria Amalia
- Carlos Domingo
- Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca
- Carlos Francisco
- Felipe Francisco
- Ferdinand VII
- Carlos, Count of Molina
- Maria Isabella, Queen of the Two Sicilies
- Maria Teresa
- Felipe Maria
- Francisco de Paula
- Maria Theresa, Holy Roman Empress1
- Luisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany1
- Carlo, Duke of Calabria1
- Maria Ana1
- Francis I of the Two Sicilies1
- Maria Christina, Queen of Sardinia1
- Maria Cristina Amelia1
- Gennaro1
- Giuseppe1
- Maria Amalia, Queen of the French1
- Maria Cristina1
- Maria Antonia, Princess of Asturias1
- Maria Clothilde1
- Maria Enrichetta1
- Carlo1
- Leopold, Prince of Salerno1
- Alberto1
- Maria Isabella1
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dyson. C.C, The Life of Marie Amelie Last Queen of the French, 1782-1866, BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2008, p. 33.
- ↑ They were the parents of the famous duchesse de Berry
