- Maria Angela Caterina d'Este
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Maria Angela Caterina d'Este Princess of Carignan Maria Angela Caterina by a follower of Rigaud Spouse Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignan Issue Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignan Full name Maria Angela Caterina d'Este Father Borso d'Este Mother Ippolita d'Este Born 1 March 1656 Died 16 July 1722 (aged 66)Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1 March 1656 – 16 July 1722) was an Italian born Princess of Modena who was later the Princess of Carignano by marriage. She was the wife of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. In France she was known as Angélique Catherine d'Este[1] and in Modena and Savoy she was known as Maria Caterina d'Este. She is an ancestor of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and thus the whole present pretending Italian Royal Family. She is also an ancestor of the pretender of France.
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Biography
Born to the General Borso d'Este and his wife Ippolita d'Este, Maria Angela Caterina was the product of a marriage between niece and uncle, her father being a son of Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena and her mother a daughter of Luigi d'Este, younger son of Cesare. As a member of the House of Este, she was a princess of Modena by birth, her father being the "founder" of a collateral line of the House of Este.
The youngest of seven children, she lost her father in 1664; it is not clear whether she knew her mother. Her first cousins included Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena, Margherita d'Este (wife of the Duke of Guastalla) and the Duke of Mirandola. She was also a cousin of Isabella and Maria d'Este, two successive Duchesses of Parma.
The unmarried princess was noted for her good looks and for having such a fine figure for one of her age at the time of her marriage.
Despite the permission of Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy, Emmanuel Philibert's cousin and ruler of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert had expressed a wish to marry Maria Angela Caterina. Emmanuel Philibert was the son of the late Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and his French born wife, the domineering Marie de Bourbon. His sister was the Dowager Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden, mother of the famous General Türkenlouis.
The match was greatly opposed by France, then under the rule of Louis XIV, as Louis XIV had wanted Emmanuel Philibert to marry a French princess as Emmanuel Philibert[2] was the heir presumptive to the Duchy of Savoy.
A proxy ceremony took place in Modena[3] where her unmarried brother Caesare Ignace d'Este acted as her husband to be.[3] In a private ceremony at the Castle of Racconigi, the summer residence of the Princes of Carignano. The ceremony took place on the 10 November 1684, the bride being 28 and the groom 56.
This wedding was important to the House of Savoy, but very poorly viewed by the kingdom of France for its lack of political connection. Louis subsequently bannised Emmanuel Philibert and his new spouse from the French court.
Maria Angela's grand father had accepted the offer of marriage as he and Emmanuel Philibert had had good relations.[4]
Her husband died in 1709 making Maria Angela Caterina the dowager princess of Carignano. Her only surviving son Victor Amadeus succeeded as Prince of Carignano. She died at the age of 66.
Issue
- Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy (14 March 1687 – 2 May 1767)
- Maria Vittoria of Savoy (12 February 1688 – 18 May 1763)
- Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy, (1 March 1690 – 4 April 1741)
- Prince Thomas Philippe Geatano of Savoy (10 May 1696 – 12 Sep 1715)
Ancestry
Ancestors of Maria Angela Caterina d'Este 16. Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Modena 8. Alfonso d'Este, Lord of Montecchio 17. Laura Dianti 4. Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena 18. Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino 9. Giulia della Rovere 19. Eleonor Gonzaga 2. Borso d'Este 20. Giovanni de' Medici 10. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany 21. Maria Salviati 5. Virginia de' Medici 22. Antonio Martelli 11. Camilla Martelli 23. Fiammetta Soderini 1. Maria Angela Caterina d'Este 24. Alfonso d'Este, Lord of Montecchio =8 12. Caesare d'Este, Duke of Modena =4 25. Giulia della Rovere =9 6. Luigi d'Este, Lord of Montecchio and Scandiano 26. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany =10 13. Virginia de' Medici =5 27. Camilla Martelli =11 3. Ippolita d'Este Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 1 March 1656 – 10 November 1684 Her Highness Maria Angela Caterina d'Este, Princess of Modena
- 10 November 1684 – 21 April 1709 Her Highness the Princess of Carignan
- 21 April 1709 – 16 July 1722 Her Highness the Dowager Princess of Carignan
References and notes
- ^ von Rosen, Laurent Tahon. "Ducs de France: les 32 quartiers des ducs français et de leurs épouses". Googlebooks.org. http://books.google.com/books?id=kNd-aDGf290C&pg=PA183&dq=marie+angelique+catherine+d'este&hl=en&ei=j4UiTMSKGo3aONyYhf0E&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ at this point, the Duke of Savoy and his wife Anne Marie d'Orléans had two daughters, the future Dauphine of France (mother of Louis XV) and Queen of Spain, who were ineligible to inherit the Savoyard throne due to salic law
- ^ a b Maria Giovanna di Savoia Nemours: vita, ambizioni, intrighi di una reggente. http://books.google.com/books?id=vrRf9NvwJjIC&pg=PA150&dq=este+principessa+di+carignano&hl=en&ei=howiTNj_L9GPOLP1kP4E&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=este%20principessa%20di%20carignano&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ^ Plann, Susan. A silent minority: deaf education in Spain, 1550-1835. http://books.google.com/books?id=udHE4CEe8vkC&pg=PA60&dq=d'este,+princesse+de+carignan&hl=en&ei=V10iTNiGFsv4_Abbk_DvBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
External links
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Princesses of Modena Generations start from Ercole I d'Este, first Duke of Modena 1st Generation Isabella, Marchioness of Mantua · Beatrice, Duchess of Milan · Princess Caterina · Princess Angela Caterina2nd Generation Princess Leonora · Princess Isabella Maria3rd Generation Anna, Duchess of Guise, Duchess of Nemours · Lucrezia, Duchess of Urbino · Princess Eleonora · Princess Angela Caterina4th Generation Princess Julia · Maria Laura, Duchess of Mirandola · Princess Caterina · Princess Angela Caterina5th Generation Princess Caterina Maria · Margarete, Duchess of Guastalla · Princess Beatrice · Princess Beatrice · Anna Beatrice, Duchess of Mirandola · Ippolita, Lady of Montecchio and Scandiano6th Generation Isabella, Duchess of Parma · Princess Leonore · Princess Eleonore · Maria, Duchess of Parma · Princess Vittoria · Matilde, Countess of Novellara · Maria Angela Caterina, Princess of Carignan · Princess Julia · Princess Julia7th Generation Maria Beatrice, Queen of England · Princess Benedetta · Amalia, Marchioness of Villeneuf · Enrichetta, Duchess of Parma8th Generation Maria Teresa Felicitas, Duchess of Penthièvre · Princess Mathilde · Maria Fortunata, Princess of Conti · Maria Anna, Princess of Paliano9th Generation 10th Generation Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia* · Princess Josepha* · Maria Leopoldine, Electress of Bavaria* · Princess Maria Antonia* · Maria Ludovika, Empress of Austria*11th Generation Maria Theresa, Duchess of Orléans* · Maria Beatrix, Countess of Montizón*12th Generation Princess Anna Beatrice* · Maria Theresa, Queen of Bavaria**also Archduchess of Austria Princesses of Savoy by marriage 1st Generation 2nd Generation Princess Anne of Cyprus · Claudine de Brosse3rd Generation 4th Generation none5th Generation Princess Yolande Louise of Savoy* · Anna d'Este6th Generation Princess Anne of Lorraine7th Generation Princess Christine Marie of France · Marie de Bourbon · Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy* · Élisabeth de Bourbon8th Generation Maria Angela Caterina d'Este · Olympia Mancini9th Generation Maria Vittoria of Savoy* · Urania de La Cropte de Beauvais10th Generation Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach · Landgravine Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg · Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg · Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein11th Generation Infanta Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain · Princess Maria Anna of Savoy* · Princess Joséphine of Lorraine · Elisabeth Anne Magon Boisgarin12th Generation 13th Generation 14th Generation Archduchess Adelaide of Austria · Princess Elisabeth of Saxony15th Generation Princess Margherita of Savoy* · Princess Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo · Maria Letizia Bonaparte · Princess Isabella of Bavaria**16th Generation Princess Jelena Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro · Princess Hélène of Orléans*** · Countess Maria Luigia** · Princess Lydia of Arenberg** · Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies**17th Generation Princess Marie José of Belgium · Princess Anne of Orléans*** · Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark***18th Generation 19th Generation *also a princess of Savoy by birth
**Princess of Savoy-Genoa
***Princess of Savoy-AostaMarie de Bourbon (1625-1656) · Maria Angela Caterina d'Este (1684-1709) · Maria Vittoria of Savoy (1714-1741) · Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg (1741-1778) · Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (1778-1780) · Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (1797-1800) · Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1817-1831)Categories:- 1656 births
- 1722 deaths
- People from Modena
- House of Este
- House of Savoy
- Princesses of Carignan
- Modenese princesses
- Princesses of Savoy
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