Maria Francesca of Savoy (Maria Francesca Anna Romana; 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001) was the youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

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 and Elena of Montenegro

Elena of Montenegro

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. She was a sister of Umberto II of Italy

Umberto II of Italy

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, as well as Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo; Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse; and Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria

Giovanna of Italy

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Marriage and issue

On 23 January 1939, Maria Francesca married Prince Luigi Carlo of Bourbon-Parma, a younger son of Robert I, Duke of Parma

Robert I, Duke of Parma

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, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

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. Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

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, among many others. They had four children, all of whom were born at Cannes

Cannes

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 (Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes

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), France. They were:

1. Guy Sixte Louis Robert Victor de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (or Prince Guy de Bourbon-Parma; ; 7 August 1940 – 10 March 1991), married Brigitte Peu-Duvallon and had a son, Prince Louis;
2. Rémy François de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (14 July 1942 –), married Laurence Dufresne d'Arganchy and had issue, Prince Tristan and Princess Aude;
3. Chantal Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Parma (24 November 1946 –), married Panagiotis Skinas and had issue (Helene Skinas and Alexandre Skinas, both born in London
   London
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   ), married secondly François-Henri Georges;
4. Jean Bernard Rémy de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (15 October 1961 –), married Virginia Roatta and had issue, Princes Armoud and Christophe.

She died at Mandelieu

Mandelieu-la-Napoule

Mandelieu-La Napoule is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, located on the French Riviera just to the southwest of Cannes and northeast of Théoule-sur-Mer....

, France, in 2001.

Ancestry