Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta

For other people called Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, see Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disambiguation).
Princess Maria Cristina
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Born (1933-09-12) 12 September 1933
Miramare, near Trieste, Italy
Spouse Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m. 1967)
Issue Prince Luís
Princess Anna
Princess Elena
Prince Alexander
Full name
Italian: Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna
House Savoy-Aosta
Father Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Mother Princess Anne d'Orléans
Religion Roman Catholic
Styles of
Princess Maria Cristina of
Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
Italian Royal Family

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta


HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina

Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna; born 12 September 1933)[1][2] is an Italian princess, member of the House of Savoy-Aosta by birth and of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage.

Family

Maria Cristina is the second and youngest daughter of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, Italian Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa during World War II, and his wife Princess Anne d'Orléans.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Maria Cristina married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, on 29 January 1967 in Jacarezinho, Brazil.[1][2] Maria Cristina and Casimir have four children:[1][2]

∞ Christine Apovian (born 20 May 1969) on 22 October 1998 in São Paulo
  • Princess Anna Sophia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 9 April 1999 in São Paulo)
∞ Count Rodolphe de Causans (born 22 January 1973) civilly on 18 August 2005 in Les Verchers-sur-Layon, religiously on 19 September 2005 in Turin
  • Count Amedeo de Vincens de Causans (born 8 May 2006)
  • Victoria de Vincens de Causans (born 13 May 2009)
Ordained a priest in Rome on 22 December 2007

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Darryl Lundy (18 May 2003). "Maria Cristina di Savoia-Aoste, Principessa di Savoia". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-11. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Paul Theroff. "ITALY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
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