Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily

Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
Portrait by Joseph Dorffmeister, 1797
Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany
Tenure	15 August 1790 – 21 March 1801
Born	27 July 1773 Royal Palace of Naples, Naples
Died	19 September 1802 (aged 29) Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Spouse	Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany ​ ​ (m. 1790)​
Issue Detail	Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Maria Luisa, Princess of Tuscany Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia
Names Luisa Maria Amalia Teresa
House	Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father	Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Mother	Maria Carolina of Austria
Coat of arms of Luisa Maria as Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Luisa of Naples and Sicily (Luisa Maria Amalia Teresa; 27 July 1773 – 19 September 1802) was Grand Duchess of Tuscany as the wife of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany. She was born a princess of Naples and Sicily as a daughter born to Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Maria Carolina of Austria.

Luisa had a rough correspondence with preeminent painter Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun—who was commissioned to paint portraits of Luisa and her elder siblings. Vigée Le Brun dubbed Luisa as the “most ugly” daughter of Ferdinand and Maria Carolina, and was even reluctant to finish her portrait. In matter of fact, many disliked Luisa’s appearance, and found her to be unattractive. Despite this, Luisa was known to be kindhearted to those around her.

After eleven years of marriage, Luisa and her husband, Ferdinand, were unwillingly forced into exile upon the Treaty of Aranjuez in 1801. The couple soon fled to Vienna, Austria, where they would stay for nearly a year until Ferdinand compensated with the Electorate of Salzburg, giving him titles and land. Luisa, however, died aged 29, before her husband re-ascended the throne.