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In 1767 the Imperial family were struck by smallpox which resulted in the deaths of the Empress Josepha, the Archduchess Maria Josepha (who was about to make her way to Naples to marry Ferdinand IV ) and Maria Elizabeth, the famed beauty of the family was badly scarred. If this did not all occur and the surviving Maria Josepha made it to Naples, what are the marital prospects for the remaining daughters of Maria Theresa in this scenario?
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