Prince Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily
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| Born |
18 June 1781 Royal Palace, Kingdom of Naples |
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| Died | 19 February 1783 (aged 2) Caserta Palace, Kingdom of Naples |
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| Burial | Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples | ||||
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| House | House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand IV of Naples | ||||
| Mother | Maria Carolina of Austria | ||||
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| Italian: Giuseppe Carlo Gennaro |
Giuseppe of Naples and Sicily (Giuseppe Carlo Gennaro; 18 June 1781 – 19 February 1783) was Prince of Naples and Sicily. He died of Smallpox aged two years.
Prince Giuseppe (Joseph) was born at the Royal Palace of Naples 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 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 and the youngest was the future Princess of Asturias.
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