Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Kunyange zvazvo Maria Amalia akanga agamuchira korona yacho asingadi, akaona kuti raiva basa rake kuichengeta pashure pokunge ambopiwa naMwari. Mukati
Shanduko ya1848, Maria Amalia akaedza kuita kuti Louis-Philippe atore masimba emauto, kuunganidza National Guard, kudzvinyirira mhirizhonga mumigwagwa uye kudzivirira korona yake noupenyu hwake. Sezvinoshumwa, haana kumupindura, asi akangoikumbira kuvimba nokufunga kwake. Apo mhomho yaifamba yakananga kuTuileries, Louis Philippe akanyengetedzwa nemakurukota ake kuti atize, uye akasaina kubvisa kwake chigaro kuti atsigire muzukuru wake pasinei nemvumo yaMaria Amalia. Apo mhuri yacho yakabva mumuzinda, Maria Amalia anonzi akatendeukira kuna gurukota Thiers ndokuti: "Ah Monsieur, hamuna kukodzera mambo akanaka kudaro!"