Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais

Maria Anna of Savoy (Maria Anna Carlota Gabriela; 17 December 1757 – 11 October 1824) was a Princess of Savoy by birth, and Duchess of Chablais by her marriage to her uncle.

Biography

Born to the Duke and Duchess of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin, she was the couples sixth child and fourth daughter. Her sisters included the future "grand daughters in law" of Louis XV of France, Princess Maria Giuseppina, who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa, wife of the future Charles X of France, married in 1773. Her sisters brother in law was Louis XVI of France. Another sister Maria Carolina married Anthony of Saxony.

Her brothers included the last three kings of Sardinia from the mainline; the future Charles Emmanuel IV, Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix of Sardinia. After the marriages of her older sisters to French Princes, Maria Anna was herself married to her uncle, Prince Benedetto of Savoy, Duke of Chablais, son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his last wife, the French Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine. She had good relationships with her sisters-in-law, the French Clothilde, Princess of Piedmont and the Austrian Maria Theresa, Duchess of Aosta.

The marriage produced no children even though uncle and niece had a happy marriage. Though the couple were close, she respected him but always saw him as her uncle.^[1] Noted as a good soldier^[2] Chablais was given control of the Army of Italy which contained French troops and intended on restoring the monarchy in France after the execution of Louis XVI in 1793.^[3] He took part in the Battle of Loano.

Her husband died in 1808. As a widow, she lived at the Palazzo Chiablese which she later willed to her brother Kinf Charles Felix of Sardinia. In 1820 Maria Ana bought the Villa Rufinella in Frascati having bought the property from Lucien Bonaparte.

She died in Turin at the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi in 1824 aged 66 during the reign of her childless brother Charles Felix of Sardinia. She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Superga overlooking Turin.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais

16. Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy

8. Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia

17. Marie Jeanne of Savoy

4. Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia

18. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans

9. Anne Marie d'Orléans

19. Princess Henrietta of England

2. Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

20. William of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

10. Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg

21. Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort

5. Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg

22. Maximilian Carl of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort

11. Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort

23. Polyxena Maria of Lichtenberg und Belasi

1. Princess Maria Anna of Savoy

24. Louis XIV of France

12. Louis, Grand Dauphin

25. Maria Theresa of Austria

6. Philip V of Spain

26. Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

13. Duchess Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria

27. Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

3. Maria Antonia of Spain

28. Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma

14. Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma

29. Isabella d'Este

7. Elisabeth Farnese

30. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine

15. Dorothea Sophie of the Palatinate

31. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

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17 December 1757 – 19 March 1775 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Anna of Savoy
19 March 1775 – 4 January 1808 Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Chablais
4 January 1808 – 11 October 1824 Her Royal Highness the Dowager Duchess of Chablais

References and notes

↑ The Edinburgh magazine, or Literary miscellany, p 25
↑ Artemont. Louis Leopold d', A Sister of Louis XVI; Marie-Clotilde de france, queen of Sardinia (1759-1802), London, London, 1911, pg.86
↑ Louis XVI's sister Marie Clotilde of France was wife of Charles Emmanuel IV and queen consort since October 1796

Princesses of Savoy

1st generation	none

2nd generation	Princess Margherita Margherita, Duchess of Anjou Maria, Duchess of Milan Princess Bonne

3rd generation	Princess Maria Margherita, Countess of Saint-Pol Charlotte, Queen of France Agnes, Countess of Dunois Maria, Countess of Saint-Pol Bona, Duchess of Milan Princess Anna

4th generation	Louise, Duchess of Nemours Philiberta, Duchess of Nemours Antonia, Lady of Monaco Claudina, Countess of Hornes Princess Philippina Princess Margherita Princess Giovanna

5th generation	Yolande, Duchess of Savoy Princess Catherine Princess Maria Princess Isabella

6th generation	none

7th generation	Margherita, Vicereine of Portugal Isabella, Hereditary Princess of Modena Princess Maria Apollonia Princess Francesca Catherina Princess Giovanna

8th generation	Luisa Cristina, Princess Maurice of Savoy Margherita Violante, Duchess of Parma Henriette Adelaide, Electress of Bavaria Princess Catherine Beatrice Princess Christine Charlotte Louise, Hereditary Princess of Baden-Baden Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal

9th generation	Maria Vittoria, Countess of Cercenasco* Isabella Luisa, Countess of Lagnasco*

10th generation	Maria Adelaide, Dauphine of France Princess Maria Anna Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain Anne Thérèse, Princess of Soubise Marie Jeanne, Mademoiselle de Soissons Louise Philiberte, Mademoiselle de Carignan Françoise, Mademoiselle de Dreux

11th generation	Princess Eleonora Princess Maria Luisa Princess Maria Felicita Princess Vittoria Margharita Princess Charlotte Leopoldina, Princess of Melfi Princess Polyxena Gabrielle, Princess of Lobkowicz Maria Luisa, Princess of Lamballe* Caterina, Princess of Paliano Maria Anna Victoria, Duchess in Saxony

12th generation	Princess Maria Elisabetta Marie Joséphine, Countess of Provence Maria Teresa, Countess of Artois Maria Anna, Duchess of Chablais Princess Maria Cristina Giuseppina Maria Carolina, Electoral Princess of Saxony

13th generation	Maria Beatrice, Duchess of Modena Princess Maria Adelaide Maria Anna, Empress of Austria Maria Teresa, Duchess of Parma Maria Cristina, Queen of the Two Sicilies Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria

14th generation	Princess Maria Cristina

15th generation	Maria Clotilde, Princess Napoléon Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal

16th generation	Margherita, Queen of Italy*

17th generation	Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse Giovanna, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria Maria Francesca, Princess Luis of Parma Bona Margherita, Princess Konrad of Bavaria* Princess Adelaide*

18th generation	Maria Pia, Princess Michael of Parma Maria Gabriella, Mrs Zellinger de Balkany Maria Beatrice, Mrs Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este Maria Cristina, Princess Casimir of the Two Sicilies Princess Isabella*

19th generation	Bianca, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga Mafalda, Baroness Lombardo di San Chirico

20th generation	Princess Vittoria Princess Luisa Princess Isabella**

* Princess of Savoy-Genoa ** Princess of Savoy-Aosta

Princesses of Savoy by marriage

1st generation	Princess Marie of Burgundy

2nd generation	Princess Anne of Cyprus Claudine de Brosse

3rd generation	Princess Yolande of Valois Princess Margaret of Bourbon Princess Marie of Luxembourg Princess Annabella of Scotland Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus

4th generation	None

5th generation	Princess Yolande Louise of Savoy* Anna d'Este

6th generation	Princess Anne of Lorraine

7th generation	Princess Christine of Bourbon Princess Marie, Countess of Soissons Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy* Princess Élisabeth of Bourbon Princess Marie d'Orléans

8th generation	Princess Maria Angela of Modena Olympia Mancini

9th generation	Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy* Urania de La Cropte de Beauvais

10th generation	Anne Christine of Sulzbach Landgravine Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein

11th generation	Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain Princess Maria Anna of Savoy* Princess Joséphine of Lorraine Elisabeth Anne Magon Boisgarin

12th generation	Princess Marie Clotilde of France Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este Princess Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily Princess Maria Christina of Saxony

13th generation	Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

14th generation	Archduchess Adelaide of Austria Princess Elisabeth of Saxony

15th generation	Princess Margherita of Savoy* Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess della Cisterna Princess Maria Letizia Bonaparte Princess Isabella of Bavaria**

16th generation	Princess Elena of Montenegro Princess Hélène of Orléans* Countess Maria Luigia Alliaga Gandolfi Princess Lydia of Arenberg Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

17th generation	Princess Marie José of Belgium Princess Anne of Orléans* Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark*

18th generation	Marina Ricolfi-Doria Princess Claude of Orléans* Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto*

19th generation	Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau Princess Olga of Greece***

* also a princess of Savoy by birth ** Princess of Savoy-Genoa *** Princess of Savoy-Aosta

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