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Tenure 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873 Born 9 August 1847Paris, France ( 1847-08-09 ) Issue Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of AostaPrince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of TurinPrince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi House House of Savoy-Aosta (by marriage) Father Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince della Cisterna Mother Countess Louise de Merode Spouse Amadeo I of Spain (m. 1867–1876) Children Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Parents Louise de Merode, Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna Siblings Beatrice Giuseppa Antonia Luisa dal Pozzo Similar People Amadeo I of Spain, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Prince Amedeo - Duke of A, Princess Helene of Orleans, Adelaide of Austria | ||
Maria vittoria dal pozzo duchess of aosta queen of spain
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta; 9 August 1847 – 8 November 1876) was an Italian noblewoman and became the Princess della Cisterna in her own right. Married to Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, second son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, she was the Queen consort of Spain from 1870 until her husband's abdication in 1873. She is an ancestress of the current Duke of Aosta, a claimant to the erstwhile throne of Italy.
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Early life
She was the eldest and only surviving child of Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna and his wife, Countess Louise de Merode. Upon the death of her father in 1864, she inherited his noble titles and thus became the Princess della Cisterna, Princess di Belriguardo, Marchioness di Voghera and Countess di Ponderano, among other titles, in her own right.
Marriage
On 30 May 1867 in Turin, she married Prince Amadeo of Savoy, the Duke of Aosta and second son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. An urban legend circulates claiming that numerous tragedies befell the wedding of Maria Vittoria and the Duke of Aosta.
She became Queen consort of Spain when her husband was elected as King of Spain on 16 November 1870. She lived a discreet life as queen, only involving herself in charity. King Amadeo abdicated from the Spanish throne on 11 February 1873, after which he and Maria Vittoria returned to Italy. Her health was damaged by the trip and childbirth, and she died later the same year of tuberculosis in Sanremo.
Issue
- Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931), Marshal of Italy, married to Princess Hélène of Orléans and had issue.
- Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Count of Turin (24 November 1870 – 10 October 1946), died unmarried.
- Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzzi (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933), Vice Admiral in the Italian Royal Navy, died unmarried.