Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria

Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (19 March 1751 – 15 October 1767) was an Archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria. She died due to smallpox at the age of 16.

Painting of Maria Josepha (by Anton Raphael Mengs, 1767)

Life

Maria Josepha was born on 19 March 1767 in Austria. She was the daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.

She was meant to be the wife of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, but she died due to smallpox before she could marry him. She is buried at the Imperial Crypt in Vienna.

Archduchess Maria Josepha Of Austria Media

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  Maria Josepha seated at the harpsichord in 1762 (watercolor by Liotard)

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  Painting of Maria Josepha (right) and her favourite sister Maria Johanna (left) in 1759

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  Painting of Maria Josepha and her sisters Maria Elisabeth, Maria Amalia and Maria Carolina performing in Il Parnaso confuso. Maria Josepha is Euterpe, while Maria Elisabeth is Melpomene, Maria Amalia is Apollo, and Maria Carolina is Erato

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  Portrait of Maria Josepha (circle of Martin van Meytens, 18th-century)