Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo

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

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 Donna Vittoria and Prince Amedeo 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

Family of Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo

16. Alfonso dal Pozzo, 3rd Principe della Cisterna e Belriguardo 8. Giuseppe dal Pozzo, Principe della Cisterna e Belriguardo 17. Barbara Roero 4. Giuseppe Alfonso dal Pozzo, 4th Principe della Cisterna e Belriguardo 18. Pietro Caresana 9. Anna Caresana 19. Luigia Doria 2. Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Principe della Cisterna e Belriguardo 20. Giulio Balbo Bertone, Signore di Sambuy 10. Carlo Balbo Bertone, Count di Sambuy 21. Beatrice di Saluzzo 5. Maria Anna Balbo Bertone 22. Filippo Asinari 11. Rosalia Asinari 23. Maria Luisa Ferrero-Fieschi 1. Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo 24. Count Philippe-Maximilien de Merode 12. Count Guillaume-Charles de Merode-Westerloo 25. Countess Marie-Catherine de Merode 6. Count Werner de Merode 26. Othon d'Ongnies, Count de Mastaing 13. Marie Joséphine d'Ongnies 27. Countess Marie Philippine de Merode 3. Countess Louise de Merode 28. Count Charles de Spangen d'Uyternesse 14. Count François de Spangen d'Uyternesse 29. Marie-Anne de Drumez 7. Countess Victoire de Spangen d'Uyternesse 30. Jacques-Albert, Baron de Flaveau 15. Baroness Louise de Flaveau 31. Ernestine-Henriette de Cassal de Ny