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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily
| full name    = Maria Cristina Amelia Teresa di Borbone
| succession   = [[Queen consort of Sardinia]]
| reign-type   = Tenure
| reign        = 12 March 1821 &ndash; 27 April 1831
| image        = Berger - Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily - Castle of Agliè.jpg
| caption      = Queen Maria Cristina in 1816 by Giacomo Berger.
| spouse       =  [[Charles Felix of Sardinia|Prince Carlo Felice, Duke of Genoa]] (''m 6 April 1807'') 
| issue = ''no issue'' 
| house        = [[House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Bourbons of Naples]] (''by birth'')<br/>[[House of Savoy]] (''by marriage'')
| father       = [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]]
| mother       = [[Maria Carolina of Austria]]
| date of birth = {{birth date|1779|01|17|df=y}}
| place of birth = [[Caserta Palace]], [[Caserta]], [[Kingdom of Naples|Naples]]
| date of death = {{death date and age|1849|03|11|1779|01|17|df=y}}
| date of death = [[Savona]], [[Kingdom of Sardinia]]
| place of burial = [[Hautecombe Abbey]], Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille
|  module = [[File:Coat of Arms of Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily, Queen of Sadinia (Order of Maria Luisa).svg|100px]] 
}}

'''Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily''' (Maria Cristina Amelia Teresa; 17 January 1779 &ndash; 11 March 1849) was a Princess of Naples and Sicily<ref>Later known as the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies</ref> and later [[List of Savoyard consorts|Queen of Sardinia]] as wife of [[Charles Felix of Sardinia|King Charles Felix]]. She was a daughter of [[Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies]] and [[Maria Carolina of Austria]], thus a granddaughter of [[Empress Maria Theresa]]. 




===Titles and styles===

*'''17 January 1779 – 6 April 1807''' ''Her Royal Highness'' Princess Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily
*'''6 April 1807 – 12 March 1821''' ''[[Her Royal Highness]]'' The Duchess of Genoa.
*'''12 March 1821 – 27 April 1831''' ''Her Majesty'' the Queen. 
*'''27 April 1831 – 11 March 1849''' ''Her Majesty'' the Dowager Queen. 



==Honours==

*Dame of the [[Order of Noble Ladies of Queen Maria Luisa]].
*Dame of the [[Order of the Starry Cross]].

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{{s-ttl|title=[[List of Sardinian consorts|Queen consort of Sardinia]]|years=12 March 1821 – 27 April 1831}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Maria Theresa of Austria (1801–1855)|Maria Theresa of Austria]]}}
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{{Princesses of the Two Sicilies}}
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