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Born 13 April 1800Paris, France ( 1800-04-13 ) Parents Princess Maria Christina of Saxony, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano Grandchildren Umberto I of Italy, Amadeo I of Spain Similar People Archduke Rainer Joseph of, Adelaide of Austria, Princess Maria Clotilde o, Charles Albert of Sardinia, Maria Pia of Savoy | ||
Elisabeth of Savoy (Maria Francesca Elisabetta Carlotta Giuseppina; 13 April 1800 – 25 December 1856) was a Princess of Savoy and the aunt and mother-in-law of Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of a united Italy.
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Family
Maria Francesca Elisabetta Carlotta Giuseppina was born in Paris to Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770–1800), and Maria Cristina of Saxony (1770–1851), herself granddaughter of Augustus III of Poland. She had an elder brother, Charles Albert, future King of Sardinia.
Marriage and children
On 28 May 1820 she was married in Prague to Archduke Rainer of Austria, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.
With Rainer she had eight children:
Elisabeth died of tuberculosis in Bolzano on Christmas Day, 1856.
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