Maria Josepha was born in Mikosdpuszta castle, Austria-Hungary, the daughter of Prince Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán and Baroness Gizella Mikos de Tarrodháza.
Maria Josepha was born at Mikosdpuszta, Austria-Hungary, on 29 February 1972. She is the eldest child of Prince Salvador de Iturbide and Baroness Gizella Maria Terezia Mikos de Tarrodháza.