bˈɔːɹn ɪn pˈælɚmˌoʊ, sˈɪsᵻli, ˌɔn θɹˈiː ˈeɪpɹəl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, ʃiː wʌzðɪ ˈɛldɪst dˈɔːɾɚɹ ʌvðə fjˈuːtʃɚ lˈuːifᵻlˈiːp ˈaɪ, kˈɪŋ ʌvðə fɹˈɛntʃ, ænd ʌv hɪz wˈaɪf mɚɹˈiːə ɐmˈeɪliə ʌvðə tˈuː sˈɪsᵻliz.
Born in Palermo, Sicily, on 3 April 1812, she was the eldest daughter of the future Louis-Philippe I, King of the French, and of his wife Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies.