Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

Maria Francesca
Princess Luigi of Bourbon-Parma
Maria Francesca as a child.
Spouse	Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Parma
Issue
Prince Guy Prince Rémy Princess Chantal Prince Jean
Full name
Maria Francesca Anna Romana di Savoia
House	House of Savoy (by birth) House of Bourbon-Parma (by marriage)
Father	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Mother	Elena of Montenegro
Born	(1914-12-26)26 December 1914 Rome, Italy
Died	7 December 2001(2001-12-07) (aged 86) Mandelieu, France
Religion	Roman Catholic

Italian Royalty
House of Savoy

Victor Emmanuel II Children Princess Marie Clothilde Umberto I (born 1844) Amadeo I, King of Spain (born 1845) Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal (born 1847) Vittoria (born 2 December 1848) Emanuele Alberto (born 16 March 1851), Count of Mirafiori and Fontanafredda. Grandchildren Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin Luigi, Duke of the Abruzzi Umberto, Count of Salemi Great Grandchildren Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta Great Great Grandchildren Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este Princess Maria Cristina Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta Great Great Great Grandchildren Princess Bianca Aimone, Duke of Apulia Princess Mafalda Umberto I Children Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III Children Princess Yolanda Princess Mafalda Umberto II Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria Princess Maria Umberto II Children Princess Maria Pia Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples Princess Maria Gabriella Princess Maria Beatrice Grandchildren Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont Great Grandchildren Princess Vittoria Princess Luisa

Maria Francesca of Savoy (Maria Francesca Anna Romana; 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001) was the youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Elena of Montenegro. She was a sister of Umberto II of Italy, as well as Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo; Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse; and Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria.

Life

Maria Francesca Anna Romana di Savoia was born in Rome in 1914.

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, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria, among many others. They had four children, all of whom were born at Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), France. They were:

1. Guy Sixte Louis Robert Victor de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (or Prince Guy de Bourbon-Parma; Italian: Principe Guido di 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), 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, France, in 2001.

Ancestry

16. Charles Albert of Sardinia

8. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

17. Maria Theresa of Austria and Tuscany

4. Umberto I of Italy

18. Archduke Rainer of Austria

9. Maria Adelaide of Austria

19. Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignano

2. Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

20. Charles Albert of Sardinia (= 16)

10. Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa

21. Maria Theresa of Austria and Tuscany (= 17)

5. Margherita of Savoy

22. John of Saxony

11. Elizabeth of Saxony

23. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

1. Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

24. Sava Petrović-Njegoš

12. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš

25. Angelika Radamović

6. Nicholas I of Montenegro

26. Drago Martinović

13. Anastasija Martinović

27. Stana Martinović

3. Elena of Montenegro

28. Petar Perkov Vukotić

14. Petar Vukotić

29. Stania Milić

7. Milena Vukotić

30. Tadija Voivodić

15. Jelena Voivodić

31. Milica Pavićević