Who married Maria Antonia von Neapel-Sizilien (1784–1806)?
Ferdinand VII of Spain married Maria Antonia von Neapel-Sizilien (1784–1806) on . Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily was 17 years old on the wedding day (17 years, 9 months and 17 days). Ferdinand VII of Spain was 17 years old on the wedding day (17 years, 11 months and 17 days). The age gap was 0 years, 2 months and 0 days.
The marriage lasted 3 years, 7 months and 20 days (1328 days ). The marriage ended on .
Maria Antonia von Neapel-Sizilien (1784–1806)
Prinzessin Maria Antonia von Bourbon-Sizilien (Taufname: Maria Antonietta Teresa Amelia Giovanna Battista Francesca Gaetana Maria Anna Lucia) (* 14. Dezember 1784 in Caserta; † 21. Mai 1806 in Aranjuez) war eine geborene Prinzessin von Bourbon-Sizilien und durch ihre Heirat, als erste Ehefrau König Ferdinands VII. von Spanien, Fürstin von Asturien und Infantin von Spanien.
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Ferdinand VII of Spain
Ferdinand VII (Spanish: Fernando VII; 14 October 1784 – 29 September 1833) was King of Spain during the early 19th century. He reigned briefly in 1808 and then again from 1813 to his death in 1833. Before 1813, he was known as el Deseado (the Desired), and after, as el Rey Felón (the Criminal King).
Born in Madrid at El Escorial, Ferdinand was heir apparent to the Spanish throne in his youth. Following the 1808 Tumult of Aranjuez, he ascended the throne. That year Napoleon overthrew him; he linked his monarchy to counter-revolution and reactionary policies that produced a deep rift in Spain between his forces on the right and liberals on the left. Back in power in December 1813, he re-established the absolutist monarchy and rejected the liberal constitution of 1812. A revolt in 1820 led by Rafael del Riego forced him to restore the constitution, starting the Liberal Triennium, a three-year period of liberal rule. In 1823, the Congress of Verona authorised a successful French intervention, restoring him to absolute power for the second time. He suppressed the liberal press from 1814 to 1833, jailing many of its editors and writers.
Under his rule, Spain lost nearly all of its American possessions, and the country entered into a large-scale civil war upon his death. His political legacy has remained contested since his death; some historians regard him as incompetent, despotic, and short-sighted.
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