Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies (born 1856)
| Princess Maria Carolina | |||||
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| Countess Maria Carolina Zamoyska | |||||
Maria Carolina in 1875 | |||||
| Born | 20 March 1856 Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Died | 7 April 1941 (aged 85) Warsaw, Nazi Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski
(m. 1885; died 1927) | ||||
| Issue | Countess Marie Josepha Zamoyska Count Franz Joseph Zamoyski Count Stanislaus Zamoyski Countess Marie Isabelle Zamoyska Countess Marie Therese Zamoyska Countess Marie Karoline Zamoyska Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski | ||||
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| House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
| Father | Prince Francis, Count of Trapani | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria | ||||
Princess Maria Carolina Giuseppina Ferdinanda of the Two Sicilies, full Italian name: Maria Carolina Giuseppina Ferdinanda di Borbone, Principessa delle Due Sicilie[1] (20 March 1856, Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies[1]; 7 April 1941, Warsaw, Greater German Reich) was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by birth and Countess Zamoyska through her marriage to Polish nobleman Count Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski.
Family
Maria Carolina was the fourth child and third-eldest daughter of Prince Francis of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Trapani and his wife Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.[1]
Marriage and issue
Maria Carolina married Andrzej Przemysław Zamoyski (1852-1927), son of Count Stanisław Kostka Andrzej Zamoyski and his wife, Rosa Maria Eva Potocka, on 18 November 1885 in Paris, France.[2] Maria Carolina and Andrzej had seven children:
- Countess Marie Josepha Zamoyska (23 May 1887 – 17 February 1961), married firstly Prince Karol Radziwill and secondly Johann Bisping.
- Count Franz Joseph Zamoyski (1888–1948), married Countess Sophie Broel-Plater.
- Count Stanislaus Zamoyski (1889–1913).
- Countess Marie Isabelle Zamoyska (1891–1957), married Stefan Brzozowski.
- Countess Marie Therese Zamoyska (1894–1953), married Count Jerzy Jezierski.
- Countess Marie Karoline Zamoyska (22 September 1896 – 9 May 1968); married her cousin Prince Ranieri, Duke of Castro.
- Count Jan Kanty Zamoyski (17 August 1900 – 28 September 1961), married Princess Isabel Alfonsa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1904–1985), granddaughter of Alfonso XII of Spain.
Ancestry
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Descendants
Maria Carolina is a great great grandmother of former UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping.
Honours
- Spain : 1174th Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa - .[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Archivio di Stato di Napoli: Stato civile della restaurazione (quartieri di Napoli): San Ferdinando: Nati 1856, parte 1: Nr. 305 (Immagine 337)". Portale Antenati (in Italian). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555-1929: 8e arrondissement, Marriages 1885, Nr. 874 (image 38)". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Hemeroteca Digital. Biblioteca Nacional de España". hemerotecadigital.bne.es. Retrieved 10 January 2021.