Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy
Maria Vittoria of Savoy | |||||
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Countess of Syracuse | |||||
Born | Boulogne-sur-Mer | 29 September 1814||||
Died | 2 January 1874 Naples | (aged 59)||||
Burial | Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples | ||||
Spouse | Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse | ||||
Issue | Princess Isabella | ||||
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House | House of Savoy House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Prince Joseph Maria, Count of Villafranca | ||||
Mother | Pauline Benedictine de Quélen de Vauguyon |
Maria Vittoria of Savoy[1] (Maria Vittoria Filiberta;[1] 29 September 1814[1] – 2 January 1874[1]) was a Princess of Savoy by birth and later a princess of the Two Sicilies by virtue of her marriage to Prince Leopold of Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse, a younger son King Francis I of the Two Sicilies.
Family[]
Maria Vittoria was the second child and second-eldest daughter of Prince Joseph Maria of Savoy, Count of Villafranca and his French noble wife Pauline Bénédictine de Quélen de Vauguyon.
Marriage and issue[]
Maria married Prince Leopold of the Two Sicilies, known as the Count of Syracuse. The count was the fifth son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies and his second wife the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain. Maria Vittoria and Leopold were married on 16 June 1837 in Naples.[1] Maria and Leopold had one daughter who died a day after her birth.[1]
- Princess Isabella of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 23 March 1838 – Naples, 24 March 1838) [2][better source needed]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (16 Jun 2003). "Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa di Savoia". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy.eu". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source]
- 1814 births
- 1874 deaths
- People from Boulogne-sur-Mer
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Princesses of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Princesses of Savoy
- Burials at the Basilica of Santa Chiara