Princess Maria of Savoy-Carignan
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Maria Vittoria of Savoy, (nome completo: Maria Vittoria Filiberta di Savoia-Carignano, Principessa di Savoia; 29 September 1814, Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
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 – 2 January 1874, Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

) was a member of the House of Savoy-Carignan and a Princess of Savoy by birth and a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
The House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a cadet Italian branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line...

 and Countess consort of Syracuse through her marriage to Prince Leopold of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse.

Family

Maria was the second child and second-eldest daughter of Prince Joseph Maria of Savoy, Count of Villafranca and his wife Pauline Benedictine de Quélen de Vauguyon.

Marriage and issue

Maria married Prince Leopold of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Syracuse, fifth son of Francis I of the Two Sicilies
Francis I of the Two Sicilies
-Biography:Francis was born in Naples, the son of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria. He was also the nephew of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI the last King and Queen of France before the first French Republic....

 and his second wife Maria Isabella of Spain
Maria Isabella of Spain
María Isabella of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the second wife of Francis I and the youngest surviving daughter of the Spanish king Charles IV and his consort Maria Luisa of Parma...

, on 16 June 1837 in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

. Maria and Leopold had one daughter:
  • Princess Isabella of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Naples, 23 March 1838 – Naples, 24 March 1838)

Titles and styles

  • 29 September 1814 – 16 June 1837: Her Highness Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy
  • 16 June 1837 – 2 January 1874: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Syracuse

Ancestry

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