Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
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| Archduchess Rainer of Austria | |||||
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| Born | 13 April 1800 Paris, French Republic | ||||
| Died | 25 December 1856 (aged 56) Bolzano, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Burial | Bolzano Cathedral | ||||
| Spouse | Archduke Rainer of Austria | ||||
| Issue among others... | Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia Archduke Leopold Archduke Ernst Archduke Rainer Archduke Heinrich | ||||
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| House | Savoy-Carignano | ||||
| Father | Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano | ||||
| Mother | Maria Christina of Saxony | ||||
Elisabeth of Savoy (Maria Francesca Elisabetta Carlotta Giuseppina; 13 April 1800 – 25 December 1856) was the Vicereine of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia by marriage to Archduke Rainer of Austria. She was the aunt and mother-in-law of Vittorio Emanuele II, the first king of a united Italy.
Life
Maria Francesca Elisabetta Carlotta Giuseppina was born in Paris to Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770–1800), and Maria Cristina of Saxony (1770–1851). She had an elder brother, Charles Albert, future King of Sardinia.
On 28 May 1820 she was married in Prague to Archduke Rainer of Austria, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia.
Elisabeth died of tuberculosis in Bolzano on Christmas Day, 1856.
Issue
With Rainer she had eight children:
- Maria Carolina (1821–1844)
- Adelaide (3 June 1822 – 20 January 1855), who became the wife of Vittorio Emanuele II, King of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861 and subsequently King of Italy.
- Leopoldo Luigi (6 June 1823 – 24 May 1898)
- Ernesto Carlo (8 August 1824 – 4 April 1899)
- Sigismondo Leopoldo (7 January 1826 – 15 December 1891)
- Ranieri Ferdinando (11 January 1827 – 27 January 1913)
- Enrico Antonio (9 May 1828 – 30 November 1891)
- Massimiliano Carlo (16 January 1830 – 16 March 1839)
Titles and styles
- 13 April 1800 – 28 May 1820: Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
- 28 May 1820 – 25 December 1856: Her Imperial & Royal Highness Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria
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References
- The original version of this article was based principally on its equivalent in the Italian Wikipedia, in the version retrieved on 2007-03-12.
External links
Media related to Princess Elisabeth of Savoy at Wikimedia Commons
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