Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies
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Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies (Maria Annunziata Isabella Filomena Sabasia - born Caserta, March 24, 1843; died Vienna, May 4, 1871) was the daughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria. She was the mother of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination in Sarajevo in 1914 precipitated the start of World War I.
On October 21, 1862 in Venice, she married Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria as his second wife. They had four children :
- Franz Ferdinand (1863-1914)
- Otto Franz (1865-1906)
- Ferdinand Karl (1868-1915). Married morganatically to Bertha Czuber. No issue.
- Margarete Sophie (1870-1902). Married Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg.
She died aged 28 from tuberculosis.
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