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Biography of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 1806-1878

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On 27th April 1806 Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain was born to Francis I of the Two Sicilies (age 28) and Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies (age 16). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.99%.

In 1829 Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 44) and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 22) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Spain. The difference in their ages was 21 years. He the son of Charles IV King Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. They were uncle and niece. He a great x 5 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10th October 1830 [her daughter] Isabella II Queen Spain was born to [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 45) and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 24). Coefficient of inbreeding 19.30%.

On 8th November 1830 [her father] Francis I of the Two Sicilies (age 53) died.

On 29th September 1833 [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain (age 48) died. His daughter [her daughter] Isabella (age 2) succeeded Queen Spain. Her succession was disputed by her uncle [her uncle] Infante Carlos María Isidro of Spain (age 45) since her father Ferdinand VII King Spain had modified the laws of the Salic Spanish Succession, known as the Pragmatic Sanction, shortly before her birth. Traditionally the Spanish succession has allowed females to inherit. When Philippe V King Spain inherited the throne he introduced the French Salic Law barring females.

1846 Spanish Double Royal Wedding

On 10th October 1846 two Spanish Princesses were married ...

[her son-in-law] Francisco de Asís King Consort Spain (age 24) and [her daughter] Isabella II Queen Spain (age 16) were married. They were double first cousins. She was forced to marry by the Moderare Party. She, apparently commented, "what shall I tell you about a man whom I saw wearing more lace than I was wearing on our wedding night?". She the daughter of [her uncle] Ferdinand VII King Spain and Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 40). They were first cousins.

Antoine Orléans Duke Montpensier (age 22) and Infanta Luisa Fernanda Duchess of Montpensier (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Ferdinand VII King Spain. He the son of King Louis Philippe I of France (age 73). They were fifth cousins.

On 13th September 1848 [her mother] Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies (age 59) died.

On 22nd August 1878 Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain (age 72) died.

Royal Ancestors of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 1806-1878

Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Kings Scotland: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis XV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 1806-1878

Isabella II Queen Spain

Ancestors of Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 1806-1878

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

GrandFather: Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Father: Francis I of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Charles V Duke of Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Leopold Duke of Lorraine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis XIII King France 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Bourbon I Duke Orléans 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Élisabeth Charlotte Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Louis Palatinate Simmern Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Charlotte Palatinate Simmern Duchess Orléans Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Hesse-Kassel 13 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Maria Caroline of Austria Queen Consort of Naples and Sicily 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Ulrich Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Rudolph 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Holy Roman Empress 15 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles III King Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

GrandFather: Charles IV King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: John George Wettin III Elector Saxony 14 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Augutus Elector Saxony King of Poland 15 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Sophie Oldenburg 14 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Augustus III King Poland 16 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Amalia of Saxony Queen Consort Spain 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Josepha of Austria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Johann Friedrich Hanover 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Benedicta Henrietta Palatinate Simmern Great Grand Daughter of King James I of England and Ireland and VI of Scotland

Mother: Maria Isabel Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Sun King" XIV King France 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philippe V King Spain 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Infante Philip of Spain 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth Farnese Queen Consort Spain

GrandMother: Maria Luisa of Parma 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Le Grand Dauphin" Bourbon Duke Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Victoria Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis XV King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Victor Amadeus King Sardinia 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Adelaide Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Louise Elisabeth of France 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland