Princess Maria Vittoria Margherita of Savoy

Princess Maria Vittoria
Princess of Savoy
Born	22 April 1740 Royal Palace, Turin
Died	14 July 1742 (aged 2) Royal Palace, Turin
Burial	Royal Basilica, Turin
Full name Maria Vittoria Margherita di Savoia
House	Savoy
Father	Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Mother	Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine

Maria Vittoria Margherita of Savoy (22 June 1740 – 14 July 1742) was a princess of Savoy.^[1] She was born in the reign of her father Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia.

Biography

Princess Maria Vittoria was born in Turin. She was the second child of her father Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Élisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine. Her mother died giving birth to her brother Prince Benedetto, named after Pope Benedict XIV who became pope the year before her birth.

Her paternal cousins included Louis XV of France, the future Ferdinand VI of Spain and the Prince of Carignan. Her maternal cousin's included the future Queen of Naples, the future Holy Roman Emperor and the famous Queen Marie Antoinette.

She died in Turin aged 2, and was buried at Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Maria Vittoria Margherita of Savoy

16. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy               8. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy                       17. Princess Christine of France               4. Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia                             18. Charles Amadeus of Savoy, Duke of Nemours               9. Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy                       19. Élisabeth de Bourbon               2. Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia                                   20. Louis XIII of France               10. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans                       21. Anne of Austria               5. Anne Marie d'Orléans                             22. Charles I of England               11. Princess Henrietta of England                       23. Princess Henrietta Maria of France               1. Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy                                         24. Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine               12. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine                       25. Claude de Lorraine               6. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine                             26. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor               13. Eleonor of Austria, Queen of Poland                       27. Eleanora Gonzaga               3. Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine                                   28. Louis XIII of France =20               14. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans =10                       29. Anne of Austria =21               7. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans                             30. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine               15. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate                       31. Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel

Titles and styles

• 22 June 1740 – 14 July 1742 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Vittoria

References

1. "Savoia". Retrieved 2010-08-26.