Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
Queen consort of Spain
Tenure	16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873
Spouse	Amadeo I
Issue
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Full name
Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta dal Pozzo
Father	Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince della Cisterna
Mother	Countess Louise de Merode
Born	9 August 1847(1847-08-09) Paris, France
Died	8 November 1876(1876-11-08) (aged 29) Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy
Burial	Basilica of Superga

The Dukes of Aosta.

Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta; 9 August 1847 – 8 November 1876) was an Italian noblewoman and was the Princess della Cisterna in her own right. Married to the Duke of Aosta, a son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy she was later the queen of Spain from 1870 until her husband's abdication in 1873. She is an ancestress of the present Duke of Apulia, a claimant to the throne of Italy.

Biography

The only surviving child of Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, Prince della Cisterna and his wife Countess Louise de Merode. At the death of her father in 1864 she became the Princess della Cisterna, di Belriguardo, Marchesa di Voghera and Countess di Ponderano in her own right. She died in Sanremo.

Marriage

On 30 May 1863, in Turin, she married Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, a younger son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. An urban legend circulates claiming that numerous tragedies befell Cisterna and Amadeo during their wedding. [1]

She became Queen Consort of Spain when her husband was elected king on 16 November 1870. She lived a discreet life as queen, only involving herself in charity. Amadeo abdicated from the Spanish throne on 11 February 1873. Maria Vittoria then returned to Italy. Her health damaged by the trip and childbirth, she died later the same year.

Issue

1. Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931) Marshal of Italy married to Princess Hélène of Orléans and had issue.
2. Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Count of Turin (24 November 1870 – 10 October 1946) died unmarried.
3. Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of the Abruzzi (29 January 1873 – 18 March 1933) Vice Admiral in the Italian Royal Navy died unmarried.

Titles and styles

• 9 August 1847 – 30 May 1863 Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna
• 30 May 1863 – 16 November 1870 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Aosta
• 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873 Her Majesty the Queen of Spain
• 11 February 1873 – 8 November 1876 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Aosta

Ancestry

Regnal titles

Spanish royalty
Vacant Bourbon dynasty deposed Title last held by Francis of Spain as King consort	Queen consort of Spain 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873	Vacant First Spanish Republic declared Title next held by Mercedes of Orléans
Italian nobility
Vacant Title last held by Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Este	Duchess of Aosta 30 May 1863 – 8 November 1876	Vacant Title next held by Princess Maria Letizia Napoléon
Preceded by Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo	Princess della Cisterna 26 March 1864 – 8 November 1876	Succeeded by Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy

See also

Persondata
Name	Maria dal Pozzo Della Cisterna
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 August 1847
Place of birth	Paris, France
Date of death	8 November 1876
Place of death	Sanremo