- Maria Cristina of Savoy
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Maria Cristina of Savoy 
Queen of the Two Sicilies Consort 21 November 1832 – 21 January 1836 Spouse Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies Issue Francis II of the Two Sicilies Full name Maria Christina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa di Savoia House House of Bourbon
House of SavoyFather Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Mother Maria Teresa of Austria-Este Born 14 November 1812
Cagliari, Kingdom of SardiniaDied 21 January 1836 (aged 23)
Naples, Kingdom of Two SiciliesBurial Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples Religion Roman Catholic Maria Cristina of Savoy (Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa; 14 November 1812 – 21 January 1836) was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. She died as a result of childbirth.
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Family
Maria Cristina was the youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este.
Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este. Ferdinand was the fourteenth child and third son born to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Beatrice was the eldest daughter of Ercole III d'Este and Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Princess of Carrera.
Marriage
On 21 November 1832, Maria Cristina married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The bride was twenty years old and the groom twenty-two.
Maria Cristina was described as beautiful but also timid and shy: modest and reserved, she was never comfortable at the royal court. Her relationship to Ferdinand was not happy, and he had little patience for her nervous modesty.
She died at the age of 23, after having given birth 5 days before to her only child:
- Francis II of the Two Sicilies (16 January 1836 - 27 December 1894).
Beatification
In 1872 she was beatified.[1]
Ancestry
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 14 November 1812 – 21 November 1832 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy
- 21 November 1832 – 21 January 1836 Her Majesty the Queen of the Two Sicilies
References
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"Bl. Marie Cristina of Savoy". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Sources
- This page is a translation of its Italian equivalent.
Princesses of Savoy 1st generation none2nd generation 3rd generation Princess Maria · Margherita, Countess of Saint-Pol · Charlotte, Queen of France · Agnes, Countess of Dunois · Maria, Countess of Saint-Pol · Bona, Duchess of Milan · Princess Anna4th generation Louise, Duchess of Nemours · Philiberta, Duchess of Nemours · Antonia, Lady of Monaco · Claudina, Countess of Hornes · Princess Philippina · Princess Margherita · Princess Giovanna5th generation Yolande, Duchess of Savoy · Princess Catherine · Princess Maria · Princess Isabella6th generation none7th generation Margherita, Vicereine of Portugal · Isabella, Hereditary Princess of Modena · Princess Maria Apollonia · Princess Francesca Catherina · Princess Giovanna8th generation Luisa Cristina, Princess Maurice of Savoy · Margherita Violante, Duchess of Parma · Henriette Adelaide, Electress of Bavaria · Princess Catherine Beatrice · Princess Christine Charlotte · Louise, Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden · Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy · Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal9th generation Maria Vittoria, Countess of Cercenasco* · Isabella Luisa, Countess of Lagnasco*10th generation Maria Adelaide, Dauphine of France · Princess Maria Anna · Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain · Anne Thérèse, Princess of Soubise · Marie Jeanne, Mademoiselle de Soissons · Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Carignan · Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux11th generation Princess Eleonora · Princess Maria Luisa · Princess Maria Felicita · Princess Vittoria Margharita · Princess Charlotte · Leopoldina, Princess of Melfi · Princess Polyxena · Gabrielle, Princess of Lobkowicz · Maria Luisa, Princess of Lamballe* · Caterina, Princess of Paliano · Maria Anna Victoria, Duchess in Saxony12th generation Princess Maria Elisabetta · Marie Joséphine, Countess of Provence · Maria Teresa, Countess of Artois · Maria Anna, Duchess of Chablais · Princess Maria Cristina Giuseppina · Maria Carolina, Electoral Princess of Saxony13th generation Maria Beatrice, Duchess of Modena · Princess Maria Adelaide · Maria Anna, Empress of Austria · Maria Teresa, Duchess of Parma · Maria Cristina, Queen of the Two Sicilies · Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria14th generation Princess Maria Cristina15th generation 16th generation 17th generation Yolande, Countess of Bergolo · Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse · Giovanna, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria · Maria Francesca, Princess Luis of Parma · Bona Margherita, Princess Konrad of Bavaria* · Princess Adelaide*18th generation Maria Pia, Princess Michael of Parma · Maria Gabriella, Mrs Zellinger de Balkany · Maria Beatrice, Mrs Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon · Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este** · Maria Cristina, Princess Casimir of the Two Sicilies** · Princess Isabella*19th generation Bianca, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga** · Mafalda, Baroness Lombardo di San Chirico**20th generation *Princess of Savoy-Genoa
**Princess of Savoy-AostaRoyal consorts of the Two Sicilies Caroline Bonaparte (1808–1815) · Infanta María Isabella of Spain (1825-1830) · Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy (1832–1836) · Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1837–1859) · Duchess Maria Sophie in Bavaria (1859)Categories:- 1812 births
- 1836 deaths
- People from Cagliari
- House of Savoy
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- Royal consorts of the Two Sicilies
- Princesses of Savoy
- Burials at the Basilica of Santa Chiara
- Italian Roman Catholics
- Beatified people
- Deaths in childbirth
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