Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
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 Maria as a child | |||||
| Born | 26 December 1914 Rome, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Died | 7 December 2001 (aged 86) Mandelieu, France | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
| Issue | Prince Guy Prince Rémy Princess Chantal Prince Jean | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | ||||
| Mother | Elena of Montenegro | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Italian Royalty |
| House of Savoy |
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| Victor Emmanuel II of Italy |
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| Umberto I of Italy |
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| Victor Emmanuel III of Italy |
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| Umberto II of Italy |
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy (Maria Francesca Anna Romana; 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001) was the youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Elena of Montenegro. She was a sister of Umberto II of Italy and of Queen Giovanna of Bulgaria.
Marriage and issue[]
Maria Francesca was born in Rome as the fifth and youngest child of her parents. She had three elder sisters, Yolanda, Giovanna, Mafalda, and a brother, Umberto. In her birthplace, on 23 January 1939, Maria Francesca married Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Parma (5 December 1899 - 4 December 1967), a younger son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal.[1] Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria,[1] among many others.
The couple moved to Cannes, where all four of their children were born.[2] Maria was interned with her husband and two elder children by the Nazis during World War II.[2] After the war, they lived in Italy for a while, then returned to France.[2] She took up permanent residence in Mandelieu, near Cannes, after her husband's death.[1]
They had four children:[1]
- Prince Guy of Bourbon-Parma (7 August 1940, Cannes – 10 March 1991, Paris) married Brigitte Peu-Duvallon on 11 November 1964; divorced 17 September 1981, with issue.
- Prince Rémy of Bourbon-Parma (born 14 July 1942, Cannes) married firstly Laurence Dufresne d'Arganchy 10 February 1973; divorced 1983, with issue.[1] He wed secondly Elisabeth Tardif on 5 July 2003.
- Princess Chantal of Bourbon-Parma (born 24 November 1946, Cannes) married firstly Panayotis Skinas on 1 July 1977; divorced 1987, with issue. She wed secondly Francois-Henri Georges on 24 September 1988.
- Prince Jean of Bourbon-Parma (born 15 October 1951, Cannes) married Virginia Roatta on 26 March 1988, with issue.[2] Jean is the youngest grandchild of Robert I, Duke of Parma.
Honours[]
House of Savoy: Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[3]
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Dame Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 3rd First Class[3]
Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross, 2nd Class[3]
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, XII. "Haus Bourbon". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1984, p. 19. (German).
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery. Paris. 2002. pp. 597-598, 619. (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ Jump up to: a b c genmarenostrum.com, page with the Italian Royal family members' honours
External links[]
- Newspaper clippings about Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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- 1914 births
- 2001 deaths
- Deaths in France
- Princesses of Savoy
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knights of Malta
- Italian Roman Catholics
- 20th-century Roman Catholics
- 21st-century Roman Catholics
- Nobility from Rome
- Italian people of Montenegrin descent
- Italian exiles