Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy

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Maria Vittoria of Savoy
Countess of Syracuse
Maria Vitória de Saboia
Born(1814-09-29)29 September 1814
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Died2 January 1874(1874-01-02) (aged 59)
Naples
Burial
SpousePrince Leopold, Count of Syracuse
IssuePrincess Isabella
Names
Maria Vittoria Filiberta di Savoia
HouseHouse of Savoy
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
FatherPrince Joseph Maria, Count of Villafranca
MotherPauline Benedictine de Quélen de Vauguyon

Maria Vittoria of Savoy[1] (Maria Vittoria Filiberta;[1] 29 September 1814[1] – 2 January 1874[1]) 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.

Family[edit]

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[edit]

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.[1] Maria and Leopold had one daughter who died a day after her birth.[1]

  1. Princess Isabella of the Two Sicilies (Naples, 23 March 1838 – Naples, 24 March 1838) [2][better source needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (16 Jun 2003). "Maria di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa di Savoia". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  2. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy.eu". Genealogy.EU.[self-published source]