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Religion
  
Roman Catholic


Name
  
Princess Cristina

Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta

Born
  
12 September 1933 (age 91) Miramare, near Trieste, Italy (
1933-09-12
)

Issue
  
Prince Luis Princess Anna Princess Elena Prince Alexander

House
  
House of Savoy-Aosta (by birth) House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (by marriage)

Father
  
Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta

Mother
  
Princess Anne d'Orleans

Spouse
  
Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m. 1967)

Children
  
Princess Elena Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Parents
  
Princess Anne of Orleans, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

Siblings
  
Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Grandchildren
  
Princess Anna Sophia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Similar People
  
Prince Amedeo - Duke of A, Margherita - Archduchess of Austria, Princess Helene of Orleans, Prince Aimone - Duke of A, Princess Isabelle of Orleans

Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna; born 12 September 1933) is an Italian princess, member of the House of Savoy-Aosta by birth and of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage.

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Family

Maria Cristina is the second and youngest daughter of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, Italian Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa during World War II, and his wife Princess Anne d'Orléans.

Marriage and issue

Maria Cristina married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, on 29 January 1967 in Jacarezinho, Brazil. Maria Cristina and Casimir have four children:

  • Prince Luís Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 28 November 1970 in Rio de Janeiro) married Christine Pereira Apovian in 1998 and they have divorced. They have one daughter. She remarried Maria da Glória Ganem Rubião
  • Princess Anna Sophia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 9 April 1999 in São Paulo)
  • Princess Maria Isabel of Bourbon-Sicily (2012)
  • Princess Luisa Fernanda of Bourbon-Sicily (2014)
  • Prince Paulo Afonso of Bourbon-Sicily (2014)
  • Princess Anna Cecilia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (24 December 1971 in São Paulo) married Count Rodolphe de Causans on 18 August 2005. They have two children:
  • Count Amedeo de Vincens de Causans (8 May 2006)
  • Victoria de Vincens de Causans (13 May 2009)
  • Princess Elena Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (10 September 1973 in São Paulo)
  • Prince Alexander Henrique of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (9 August 1974 in São Paulo) ordained a priest in Rome on 22 December 2007

    • Titles and styles

  • 12 September 1933 – 12 May 1946: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
  • 12 May 1946 – 29 January 1967: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
  • 29 January 1967 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess of Savoy-Aosta

    • References

    Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta Wikipedia
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