Maria Immaculata was modest and reserved growing up and was jokingly called by her father "Petitta." Her mother, Maria Theresa, detested parties and court life and instead, she devoted herself to the care of her children and sewing.
The family spent two or three summers in
Baden, so that Karl Salvator could go to the sulfur baths.[1] Both Maria and Karl Salvator became popular with local citizens.[1] In late September 1878, after Maria gave birth to a daughter in Baden, Emperor Ferdinand himself visited to attend the christening of Maria Immaculata Raineria; the archduchess was congratulated with a torchlight procession and presented a large bouquet of flowers by mayor of Baden Count Christalnigg.[1]
Issue
Maria Immaculata and Karl Salvator had ten children:
Maria Immaculata was known for her beauty. She was included in
Empress Elisabeth of Austria's photo album of beautiful women. Because Maria Immaculata's husband gave her a pearl necklace each time she bore another child, Empress Elisabeth mockingly nicknamed the family "The Pearl Divers". Eventually, Empress Elisabeth's youngest daughter
Archduchess Marie Valerie married Maria Immaculata's son Franz Salvator.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844–1899)
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