Role 1770–1851 | Name Princess Christina | |
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Born 7 December 1770Dresden, Saxony ( 1770-12-07 ) Issue Charles Albert, King of SardiniaElisabeth, Archduchess of AustriaJules Maurice, Prince de MontleartAuguste de Montleart Mother Countess Franziska von Corvin-Krasinska Parents Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland Spouse Julius Maximilian de Montleart, Prince of Montleart (m. 1816), Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (m. 1797) Children Charles Albert of Sardinia, Princess Elisabeth of Savoy Similar People Charles Albert of Sardinia, Maria Josepha of Austria, Adelaide of Austria, Augustus III of Poland, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy | ||
Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Albertina Carolina; 7 December 1770 – 24 November 1851) was a Princess of Saxony. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of Montléart by marriage.
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Biography
Maria Christina was the only child of Prince Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony, himself son of King August III of Poland, and his morganatic wife, Countess Franciszka Corvin-Krasińska. Her parents married secretly in Warsaw in 1760. Her mother was created a princess (Princess Franziska Corvin-Krasińska) in her own right due to her marriage.
Her education was in the hands of several private tutors and governesses. She learned philosophy, geography, literature, music, dance, and was taught several languages (German, Italian, French, Polish, and English).
In Turin on 24 October 1797, she married Charles Emmanuel of Savoy Prince of Carignano. They had two children:
Charles Emmanuel died three years after his marriage in a French prison.
On 1 February 1810 she was remarried in Paris to Julius Maximilian de Montléart, 6th Marquis de Rumont, 1st Prince de Montléart (1787–1865). They had five children:
In 1824 Maria Christina and her second husband bought and restored the Schloss Wilhelminenberg in the district of Gallitzinberg.
Maria Christina died in Paris on 24 November 1851 at age 80.