Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Luisa Maria Amalia Teresa was born at the Royal Palace in Naples. Her father was the future King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and her mother, born Maria Carolina of Austria, was a sister of Marie Antoinette. Her paternal grandparents were Charles III of Spain and his Saxon wife, Maria Amalia; her maternal grandparents were Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa of Austria. She was one of eighteen children, seven of whom survived into adulthood.