Maria Christina of Savoy
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Maria Christina (Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa) of Savoy (14 November 1812, Cagliari - 21 January 1836, Caserta) was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
[edit] Family
Matia Christina was the youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este.
Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Heiress of Modena. Ferdinand was the fourteenth child and third son born to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Beatrice was the eldest daughter of Ercole III d'Este and Maria Theresa Cybo, Princess of Carrera.
[edit] Marriage
On 21 November 1832, Maria Christina married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The bride was twenty years old and the groom twenty-two. They only had one son:
| Preceded by Maria Isabella of Spain |
Queen Consort of the Two Sicilies 21 November 1832-21 January 1836 |
Succeeded by Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria |
