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Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno

Austrian and Two Sicilian Imperial and Royal (1798–1881)

Born
March 1, 1798
Died
September 3, 1881
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1798

About Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno

Archduchess Maria Clementina Franziska Josepha of Austria (1 March 1798 – 3 September 1881) was Princess of Salerno by marriage to the Sicilian prince Leopold, Prince of Salerno. She was born an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily. == Biography == === Early life === Born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on 1 March 1798, Clementina was the third surviving daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, later Emperor Francis I of Austria after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, and his wife Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily. Maria Clementina was a younger sister of Marie Louise, Empress of the French, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, and Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil. She was also an older sister of Marie Caroline, Crown Princess of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. === Marriage === Maria Clementina married her mother's younger brother, Prince Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno, on 28 July 1816 at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. He was the youngest son of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. From their four children, only a daughter survived to adulthood, Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, who on 25 November 1844, in Naples, married her paternal first cousin Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale. Henri was the fourth (and second-youngest) surviving son of King Louis-Philippe of France and his wife Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. Henri and Maria Clementina were also first cousins as both of their mothers were sisters.

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The world when Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno was born

Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno was born in 1798. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1798

  • Best-selling bookLyrical Ballads by Wordsworth & Coleridge

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineQuasi-War with France begins
  • Technology milestoneLithography invented
  • World population~840M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJohn Adams
  • U.S. population5.0M

1798 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure17982026
Population5.0M341 million

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