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Iron Crown of Lombardy, used in Italian coronations from the Lombard era to the 19th century
See also; King of Italy

Queen of Italy (rex Italiae in Latin and re d'Italia in Italian) is a title adopted by many spouses of the rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire. Until 1870, however, no “King of Italy” ruled the whole peninsula, though some pretended to such authority.

After the deposition of Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustulus in 476, Heruli leader Odoacer was appointed dux Italiae (Duke of Italy) by the reigning Eastern Roman Emperor Zeno. Later, he took the title of rex (not, as is sometimes said, rex italiae), though he always presented himself as an officer of the eastern government. In 493, Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great defeated Odoacer, and set up a new dynasty of kings of Italy. Ostrogothic rule ended when Italy was reconquered by the Byzantine Empire in 552.

This state of affairs did not last long. In 568, the Lombards entered the peninsula and ventured to recreate a barbarian kingdom in opposition to the Empire, establishing their authority over much of Italy (especially Lombardy) except the Exarchate of Ravenna and the duchies Rome, Venetia, Naples and the southernmost portions. For the next two centuries, Lombards and Byzantines fought for dominance in the peninsula.

In the 8th century, estrangement between the Italian Romans and the Byzantine Empire allowed the Lombards to capture the remaining Roman enclaves in northern Italy. However, in 774, they were defeated by the Franks under Charlemagne, who deposed their king and took up the title rex Langobardorum ("King of the Lombards"). Chalremagne's repuditiate bride had been the daughter of the last Lombard king, and his second Hildegard was the first Frankish queen of Italy. Within the Frankish Empire, Italy was ruled by a rex Italiae. This Kingdom of Italy was integrated into the Holy Roman Empire by Otto I. All subsequent emperors used the title and most were crowned at some time in the ancient Lombard capital of Pavia before their imperial coronation in Rome. Their consorts the Holy Roman Empresses were likewise Queen consorts of Italy.

By the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 most of the Italian territories of the Holy Roman Empire were lost to it but the emperor continued claiming the title till the abdication of Emperor Francis I. In 1805, Napoleon Bonaparte endeavoured to attach the Lombard heritage to France again and was crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Pavia. His two consorts were the Bonaparte queens of Italy. From the deposition of Napoleon (1814) until the Italian Unification (1861), there was no Italian monarch claiming the overarching title, but the former Prince of Venice and his family are likely heirs to the Bonaparte in Italy, in opposition to the Savoy line. The Risorgimento successfully established a dynasty, the House of Savoy, over the whole peninsula, uniting the kingdoms of Sardinia and the Two Sicilies. The monarchy was superseded by the Italian Republic (Italian: Repubblica Italiana) after a referendum was held in 1946. There is currently three pretender to the title: the Princess of Naples, Duchess of Aosta, and the Princess of Venice.

Queen consorts of Italy, under Odoacer

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Ostrogothic Queen consorts of Italy

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Audofleda of the Salian Franks Childeric I, King of the Salian Franks
(Merovingian) 		470 493 30 August 526
husband's death 		? Theodoric
Mathesuentha of the Visigoths Eutharic
(Areal line) 		517 536 540
husband's death 		after 550 Witiges
Berthora of Rheims Theudebert I, King of Rheims
(Merovingian) 		536 ? 549 1 July 552
husband's death 		? Totila
No names of Ostrogothic queens are mention during beyond this point.
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Lombardic Queen consorts of Italy

Main article: List of queens of the Lombards
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Chlothsind of the Franks? Chlothar I, King of the Franks
(Merovingian) 		? ? ? ? ? Alboin
Rosamund of the Gepids Cunimund, King of the Gepids ? 567 28 June 572/573
husband's death 		?
Theodelinda of Bavaria Garibald I, Duke of Bavaria
(Agilolfings) 		? 15 May 589 5 September 590
husband's death 		22 January 627 Authari
May 591 616
husband's death 		Agilulf
Gundiberga of the Lombards Authari 591 ? 626
husband's ascession, locked in monastery 		636
husband's death 		? Arioald
after 636 652
husband's death 		Rothari
Theodota of the Lombards Aripert I ? after 662 ? ? Grimoald I
No names of Lombardic queens are mention during until 739.
Guntrude ? ? ? 712
husband's ascession 		744
husband's disposition 		? Liutprand
Tassia ? ? ? 744
husband's ascession 		749
husband's disposition 		? Ratchis
Ansa Verissimo ? ? 744
husband's ascession 		5 June 774
husband's disposition 		? Desiderius
Hildegard of Vinzgouw Gerold of Vinzgouw 758 771 774
husband's coronation as Lombardic king 		30 April 783 Charles I
Fastrada of Franconia Raoul III de Franconie et d'Aéda de Bavière 765 784
as Queen consort the Lombards 		10 October 794
Luitgard of Sundgau Luitfrid II, Count of Sundgau 776 794
as Queen consort the Lombards 		4 June 800
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Queen consorts of Italy

Carolingian Dynasty, (774–887)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Hildegard of Vinzgouw Gerold of Vinzgouw
(Agilolfings) 		758 771 774
husband's coronation as Lombardic king 		30 April 783 Charles I
Fastrada of Franconia Raoul III of Franconia 765 784
as Queen consort the Lombards 		10 October 794
Luitgard of Sundgau Luitfrid II, Count of Sundgau
(Etichonids) 		776 794
as Queen consort the Lombards 		4 June 800
Bertha of Gellone William of Gellone, Count of Toulouse ? 795? 781
as Queen consort of Italy 		8 July 810
husband's death 		? Pepin
Cunigunda of Laon ? ? 813 17 April 818
husband's death 		? Bernard I
Ermengarde of Tours Hugh of Tours
(Etichonids) 		804 15 October 821 as sole queen
15 June 844 as senior queen 		20 March 851 Lothair I
Engelberga of Parma Adelchis I, Count of Parma
(Supponids) 		830 5 October 851 12 August 875
husband's death 		896/901 Louis II
Richilde of Provence Bivin of Gorze, Count of the Ardennes
(Bosonid) 		845 870 12 August 875
husband's ascession 		6 October 877
husband's death 		2 June 910 Charles II
Richardis of Swabia Erchanger, Count of the Nordgau
(Ahalolfinger) 		840 862 879
husband's ascession 		887
husband's death 		18 September, between 894 and 896 Charles III
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

After 887, Italy fell into instability, with many rulers claiming the Kingship simultaneously:

Unruoching dynasty, (887–924)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Bertila of Spoleto Suppo II of Spoleto
(Supponids) 		860 880 26 December 887
husband's ascession 		December 915 Berengar I
Anna of Provence Louis the Blind
(Bosonids) 		? by December 915 7 April 924
husband's death 		?
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Widonid dynasty, (889–896)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Ageltrude of Benevento Adelchis, Prince of Benevento ? early 880s 889
husband's coronation 		12 December 894
husband's death 		27 August 923 Guy
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Carolingian Dynasty, (896–899)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Ota of Neustria Berengar I of Neustria
(Conradines) 		874 before the end of 888 22 February 896
husband's coronation 		8 December 899
husband's death 		899-903 Arnulf
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Bosonid dynasty, (900–905)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Anna of Constantinople Leo VI the Wise
(Leonids) 		885 ? 12 October 900
husband's coronation 		21 July 905
husband relinquished titles 		912 Louis III
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Elder Welf dynasty, (922–926)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Bertha of Swabia Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
(Hunfridings) 		907 922 12 October 900
husband's coronation 		926 husband's desposition
933 husband relinquished titles 		after 2 January 966 Rudolph
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Bosonid dynasty, (926–950)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Alda (or Hilda) A German ? after 924 before 932
marriage annulled 		? Hugh
Marozia of Tusculum, Senatrix and Patricia of Rome Theophylact I, Count of Tusculum
(Tusculani) 		890 932 December 932
933 husband fled, her imprisonation 		932/937
Bertha of Swabia Burchard II, Duke of Swabia
(Hunfridings) 		907 12 December 937 10 April 948
933 husband's death 		after 2 January 966
Adelaide of Burgundy and Italy Rudolf II of Burgundy and Italy
(Elder Welf) 		931 12 December 947 10 April 948
husband's coronation 		22 November 950
husband's death 		16 December 999 Lothair II
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Anscarid dynasty, (950–963)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Willa of Tuscany Boso, Margrave of Tuscany
(Bosonids) 		910 930/931 950
husband's coronation 		953
husband's imprisonment 		963/after 966 Berengar II
Gerberga of Mâcon Lambert I, Count of Chalon ? 956/958/959 963
husband's desposition 		11 December 986/991 Adalbert
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Ottonian dynasty, (951–1002)

In 951 Otto I of Germany invaded Italy and was crowned "King of the Lombards". In 952, Berengar and Adalbert became in vassals but remained Kings until being deposed by Otto.

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Adelaide of Burgundy and Italy Rudolf II of Burgundy and Italy
(Elder Welf) 		931 951 7 May 973
husband's death 		16 December 999 Otto I
Theophanu of Constantinople Konstantinos Skleros
(Skleros) 		960 14 April 972 7 December 983
husband's death 		15 June 991 Otto II
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Anscarid dynasty, (1002–1014)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Berta di Luni Otbert di Luni, Magrave of Liguria Occidentale ? before 1000 c. 1002
husband accession 		c. 1014
husband gave up claim 		? Arduin
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

After the brief interruption by Arduin of Ivrea and after the restoration of the Holy Roman Emperor as the sole holder of the title King of Italy, the title became one of the many appanages of the Holy Roman Empress.

Ottonian dynasty, (1004–1024)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Cunigunde of Luxembourg Siegfried, Count of Luxembourg
(Luxembourg) 		975 1000 14 May 1004
husband's coronation 		13 July 1024
husband's death 		3 March 1033 Henry II
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Salian dynasty, (1026–1125)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
File:Gisela von Schwaben.jpg Gisela of Swabia Hermann II, Duke of Swabia
(Conradines) 		11 November 995 1016 1026
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		4 June 1039
husband's death 		14 February 1043 Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
Agnes de Poitou William V, Duke of Aquitaine
(Ramnulfids) 		1025 21 November 1043 5 October 1056
husband's death 		14 December 1077 Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
File:Berthe-Turino.jpg Bertha of Savoy Otto, Count of Savoy
(Savoy) 		21 September 1051 13 July 1066 25 June 1080
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		27 December 1087 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Eupraxia of Kiev Vsevolod I, Grand Prince of Kiev
(Rurikids) 		1071 14 August 1089 1093
stepson's coronation 		20 July 1109
Constanze of Sicily Roger I of Sicily
(Hauteville) 		1077-1087 1095 April 1098
husband's deposition 		1138 Conrad II of Italy
Matilda of England Henry I of England
(Normandy) 		7 February 1101 7 January 1114 23 May 1125 10 September 1167 Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Supplinburg, (1128–1137)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Richenza of Northeim Henry, Margrave of Frisia
(Northeim) 		1087/89 1100 1128
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		4 December 1137
husband's death 		10 June 1141 Lothair III, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Hohenstaufen, (1154–1197)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy Renaud III, Count of Burgundy
(Ivrea) 		1148 9 June 1156 15 November 1184 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Constance of Sicily Roger II of Sicily
(Hauteville) 		2 November 1154 27 January 1186 14 April 1191
husband's coronation as Emperor 		28 September 1197
husband's death 		27 November 1198 Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Welf, (1208–1215)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Beatrix of Swabia Philip of Swabia
(Hohenstaufen) 		April/June 1198 23 July 1212 11 August 1212 Otto IV
Marie of Brabant Henry I, Duke of Brabant
(Leuven) 		1190 after 19 May 1214 5 July 1215
husband's deposition 		9 March/14 June 1260
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Hohenstaufen, (1212–1250)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Constance of Aragón Alfonso II of Aragón
(Barcelona) 		1179 5 August 1209 9 December 1212
husband's coronation as Roman king
22 November 1220
husband's coronation as Emperor 		23 June 1222 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Yolande of Jerusalem John of Brienne, King of Jerusalem
(Brienne) 		1212 9 November 1225 25 April 1228
Isabella of England John of England
(Plantagenet) 		1214 15/20 July 1235 1 December 1241
Bianca Lancia A child of Manfred I Lancia
(Aleramici-Lancia) 		c. 1200 c. 1244?
Evidence for marriage is dubious 		c. 1244
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Luxemburg, (1308–1313)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Margaret of Brabant John I, Duke of Brabant
(Leuven) 		4 October 1276 9 July 1292 27 November 1308
husband's became Roman king
6 January 1311
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		14 December 1311 Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Wittelsbach, (1327–1347)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Margaret, Countess of Hainaut William I, Count of Hainaut
(Avesnes) 		c. 1311 26 February 1324 23 October 1327
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		11 October 1347
husband's death 		23 June 1356 Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Luxemburg, (1355–1437)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Anna of Świdnica Henry II, Duke of Świdnica
(Piast) 		c. 1339 27 May 1353 January 1355
husband's coronation as King of Italy 		11 July 1362 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
File:Elisabeth von Pommern.jpg Elizabeth of Pomerania Bogislaw V, Duke of Pomerania
(Pomerania-Wolgast) 		c. 1347 21 May 1363 29 November 1378
husband's death		 14 February 1393
Joanna of Bavaria Albert I, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach) 		c. 1362 29 September 1370 29 November 1378
husband's accession 		31 December 1386 Wenceslaus, King of the Romans
Sofia of Bavaria John II, Duke of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach) 		1376 2 May 1389 20 August 1400
husband's deposition
1410
husband's Italian reign ends
16 August 1419
husband's death 		26 September 1425
Barbara of Celje Hermann II, Count of Celje
(Celje) 		1390/1395 1408 21 July 1411
husband's election as Emperor

25 November 1431
husband's coronation as King

21 July 1411
husband's coronation as Emperor 		9 December 1437
husband's death 		11 July 1451 Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Habsburg, (1437–1745)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Elizabeth of Bohemia Sigismund
(Luxemburg) 		7 October 1409 1422 9 December 1437
husband's accession as King of the Romans
18 March 1438
husband's election as King of the Romans 		27 October 1439
husband's death 		25 December 1442 Albert II of Germany
Leonor of Portugal Edward of Portugal
(Aviz) 		18 September 1434 16 March 1452 19 March 1452
husband's coronation as Emperor 		3 September 1467 Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Bianca Maria of Milan Galeazzo Maria, Duke of Milan
(Sforza) 		5 April 1472 16 March 1494 4 February 1508
husband declared emperor-elect 		31 December 1510 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Isabella of Portugal Manuel I of Portugal
(Aviz) 		23 October 1503 10 March 1526 24 February 1530
husband's coronation Emperor 		1 May 1539 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I and his successor used the title of a King of Italy, though they were never crowned as such:
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
(Jagiello) 		23 July 1503 25 May 1521 16 January 1556
husband's election
1558
husband declared emperor-elect 		27 January 1547 Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria of Spain Charles V
(Habsburg) 		21 June 1528 13 September 1548 25 July 1564
husband's accension as emperor-elect 		12 October 1576
husband's death 		26 February 1603 Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
Anna of Austria Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg) 		4 October 1585 4 December 1611 20 January 1612
husband's accension as emperor-elect 		14 December 1618 Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
Eleonore of Mantua Vincenzo I, Duke of Mantua
(Gonzaga) 		23 September (23 February?) 1598 4 February 1622 15 February 1637
husband's death 		27 June 1655 Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Anna of Spain Philip III of Spain
(Habsburg) 		18 August 1606 20 February 1631 15 February 1637
husband's ascension as emperor-elect 		13 May 1646 Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Leopoldine of Austria Leopold V, Archduke of Austria
(Habsburg) 		6 April 1632 2 July 1648 7 August 1649
The Peace of Westphalia in October 24, 1648, effectively terminated any imperial claims to their lands in Italy, but the Holy Roman Emperors continued their claim until the abdication of Emperor Francis II due to the growing power of Napoleon Bonaparte, who had crown himself King of Italy the previous year.
Eleanor of Mantua Charles II, Duke of Nevers and Rethel
(Gonzaga) 		18 November 1630 30 April 1651 2 April 1657
husband's death 		6 December 1686
Margaret Theresa of Spain Philip IV of Spain
(Habsburg) 		12 July 1651 12 December 1666 12 March 1673 Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Claudia Felicitas of Austria Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria
(Habsburg) 		30 May 1653 15 October 1673 8 April 1676
Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg Philip William, Elector Palatine
(Wittelsbach) 		6 January 1655 14 December 1676 5 May 1705
husband's death 		19 January 1720
Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
(Welf) 		21 April 1673 24 February 1699 5 May 1705
husband's accension as emperor-elect 		17 April 1711
husband's death 		10 April 1742 Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
(Welf) 		28 August (28 September?) 1691 1 August 1708 December 1711
husband's election as emperor-elect 		20 October 1740
husband's death 		21 December 1750 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Wittelsbach, (1742–1745)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Maria Amalia of Austria Joseph I
(Habsburg) 		22 October 1701 5 October 1722 24 January 1742
husband's election 		20 January 1745
husband's death 		11 December 1756 Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Habsburg-Lorraine, (1745–1806)

Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Maria Theresa of Austria Charles VI
(Habsburg) 		13 May 1717 12 February 1736 13 September 1745
husband's election as emperor-elect 		18 August 1765
husband's death 		29 November 1780 Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Josepha of Bavaria Charles VII
(Wittelsbach) 		30 March 1739 23 January 1765 18 August 1765
husband's ascestion as emperor-elect 		28 May 1767 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Louisa of Spain Charles III of Spain
(Bourbon) 		24 November 1745 5 August 1765 30 September 1790
husband's election 		March 1792
husband's death 		15 May 1792 Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Teresa of the Two Sicilies Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
(Bourbon-Two Sicilies) 		6 June 1772 15 August 1790 5 July 1792
husband's election 		6 August 1806
husband's abdication 		13 April 1807 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Picture Name House Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Bonaparte, (1805–1814)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Marie Josephe Tascher de la Pagerie Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de la Pagerie
(de la Pagerie) 		23 June 1763 9 March 1796 26 May 1805
husband's ascension 		10 January 1810
divorce 		29 May 1814 Napoleon I
File:Deatil dofp.JPG Marie Louise of Austria Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
(Habsburg-Lorraine) 		12 December 1791 1 April 1810 6 April 1814
husband's abdication 		17 December 1841
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Savoy, (1861–1946)

Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Margherita of Savoy-Genoa Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa
(Savoy) 		20 November 1851 21 April 1868 9 January 1878
husband's ascession 		29 July 1900
husband's death 		4 January 1926 Umberto I
Elena of Montenegro Nicholas I of Montenegro
(Milena Vukotić) 		8 January 1873 24 October 1896 29 July 1900
husband's ascession 		9 May 1946
husband's abdication 		28 November 1952 Victor Emmanuel III
File:Maria Józefa Belgijska.JPG Marie-José of Belgium Albert I of Belgium
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 		4 August 1906 8 January 1930 9 May 1946
husband's ascession 		12 June 1946
monarchy abolished 		27 January 2001 Umberto II
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

Title in Pretense

House of Savoy, (since 1946)

Titular Queen consort of Italy
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
File:Maria Józefa Belgijska.JPG Marie-José of Belgium Albert I of Belgium
(Saxe-Coburg and Gotha) 		4 August 1906 8 January 1930 12 June 1946
monarchy abolished 		18 March 1983
husband's death 		27 January 2001 Umberto II
Princess of Naples
File:CoA fam ITA savoia.svg Marina Ricolfi-Doria René Italo Ricolfi-Doria 12 February 1935 7 October 1971
Rival with the Duchess of Aosta. 		Incumbent - Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
Duchess of Aosta
File:CoA fam ITA savoia.svg Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto Vincenzo Paternò di Spedalotto, 6th Marchese di Regiovanni 31 December 1953 30 March 1987 7 July 2006
husband declared himself head of House
Rival with the Princess of Naples. 		Incumbent - Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

House of Beauharnais, (since 1814)

See Also: Duke of Leuchtenberg
Princess of Venice and Hereditary Princess of the Kingdom of Italy;
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse
Augusta of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
(Wittelsbach) 		21 June 1788 14 January 1806 21 February 1824
husband's death 		13 May 1851 Eugène de Beauharnais
File:Maria 02 Portugal 1819 1853 young.jpg Maria II of Portugal Pedro IV of Portugal
(Braganza) 		4 April 1819 26 January 1835 26 January 1835
husband's death 		15 November 1853 Auguste de Beauharnais
Maria Nikolayevna of Russia Nicholas I of Russia
(Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov) 		18 August 1819 2 July 1839 1 November 1852
husband's death 		21 February 1876 Maximilian de Beauharnais
Nadedja Annenkov - 17 July 1840 5 July 1868 6 January 1891
husband's death 		6 June 1891 Nicolas I Maximilianovich de Beauharnais
Leuchtenberg Branch
Zinaida Skobeleva - 11 June 1856 14 July 1878 6 January 1891
husband's accession 		28 June 1899 Eugene Maximilianovich de Beauharnais
Anastasia of Montenegro Nicholas I of Montenegro
(Petrović-Njegoš) 		23 December 1868 28 August 1889 31 August 1901
husband's accession 		October 1906
divorce 		25 November 1935 George Maximilianovich de Beauharnais
Nadeshda Caralli - 14 July 1883 22 April 1917 28 September 1942
husband's death 		9 February 1964 Alexander Georgievich de Beauharnais
Passed to Nicolas IV Alexander Fritz de Beauharnais in 1974
Morganatic Branch
Maria Nicolaïevna, comtesse Grabee -
(Grabee) 		23 November 1869 6 May 1894 2 March 1928
husband's death 		24 October 1948 Nicolas II Nicolaevich de Beauharnais
Elisabeth Müller-Himmler - 31 July 1906 3 November 1928 5 May 1937
husband's death 		27 August 1999 Nicolas III de Beauharnais
Anne Bügge - 17 December 1936 24 August 1962 Incumbent Nicolas IV Alexander Fritz de Beauharnais
Picture Name Father Birth Marriage Became Consort Ceased to be Consort Death Spouse

After the death of Maximilian de Beauharnais, his descendants by Grand Duchess Maria Nikolayevna inherited the Beauharnais families claims to the Italian throne, and also became distant relation of the Russian Romanov Imperial Family, bearing the extra title Prince Romanovsky or Princess Romanovskaja. After Nicolas I Maximilianovich de Beauharnais's death the titles: Duke of Leuchtenberg passed to his brothers, since his own descendants were morganatic diqualifying them from being his successor. But it isn't known who inherited the family's claims on the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy and the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt. It was either Nicolas morganatic descendants or his royal brothers and nephews; but in the end the latter branch died out and current heir of the morganatic branch is the heir to Beauharnais.

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