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Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy

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Issue
  
Princess Isabella


Name
  
Princess Vittoria

Born
  
29 September 1814 Boulogne-sur-Mer (
1814-09-29
)

Father
  
Prince Joseph Maria, Count of Villafranca

Mother
  
Pauline Benedictine de Quelen de Vauguyon

Died
  
January 2, 1874, Naples, Italy

Spouse
  
Prince Leopold, Count of Syracuse (m. 1837–1860)

Place of burial
  
Santa Chiara, Naples, Italy

House
  
House of Savoy, House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Similar People
  
Francis I of the Two Sicilies, Maria Isabella of Spain, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Robert - Count of Clermont

Maria Vittoria of Savoy (Maria Vittoria Filiberta; 29 September 1814 – 2 January 1874) 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.

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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. 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)

Titles and styles

  • 29 September 1814 – 16 June 1837: Her Highness Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy
  • 16 June 1837 – 2 January 1874: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Syracuse
  • References

    Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy Wikipedia