Maria Pia of Savoy

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Maria Pia of Savoy
1865 portrait of Queen Maria Pia.
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889
Born 16 October 1847
Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia
Died 5 July 1911(1911-07-05) (aged 63)
Stupinigi Palace, Nichelino, Italy
Spouse Luís I of Portugal (m 6 October 1862)
Issue Carlos I of Portugal
Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto
Full name
Maria Pia di Savoia
House Savoy (by birth)
Braganza-Coburg (by marriage)
Father Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Mother Adelaide of Austria
Burial Royal Basilica, Turin
Signature
Religion Roman Catholicism

Dona Maria Pia (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was by birth a princess of the House of Savoy and was Queen of Portugal as spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon. She was the grand mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel. She was the third queen of the House of Savoy on the Portuguese throne, after Mafalda and Marie Françoise of Savoy.




Marriage[edit]

On 6 October 1862, Princess Maria Pia married King Luís I of Portugal, himself a cousin of Pedro I of Brazil and of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor.


Issue[edit]

  1. Carlos I of Portugal (28 September 1863 - 1 February 1908) married Princess Amélie of Orléans and had issue.
  2. Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto 31 July 1865 – 21 February 1920) married Nevada Stoody Hayes but had no issue.

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 16 October 1847 – 6 October 1862 Her Royal Highness the Princess Maria Pia of Savoy.
  • 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889 Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen of Portugal and the Algarves.
  • 19 October 1889 – 1 February 1908 Her Most Faithful Majesty the Queen mother of Portugal and the Algarves.
  • 1 February 1908 – 5 July 1911 Her Most Faithful Majesty Queen Maria Pia.


Honours[edit]



Maria Pia of Savoy
Born: 14 February 1847 Died: 5 July 1911
Portuguese royalty
Preceded by Queen consort of Portugal
6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889
Succeeded by