Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

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Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Queen Maria Carolina.

Portrait by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1790

Maria Theresa of Naples as a young child

Image: Jean Baptiste Isabey Kaiserin Marie Louise

Image: Kaiser Ferdinand I von Österreich in ungarischer Adjustierung mit Ordensschmuck c 1830

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

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Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, and served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815.

Portrait by Joseph Kreutzinger, c. 1815

1770 painting by Anton Raphael Mengs depicting Archduke Francis at the age of 2

Francis I as Austrian Emperor wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, undated

Portrait of Francis I, by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1818–19