Maria Beatrice of Savoy
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| Maria Beatrice of Savoy | |||||
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| Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio | |||||
| Tenure | 14 July 1814 – 15 September 1840 | ||||
| Born | 6 December 1792 Turin,Piedmont-Sardinia | ||||
| Died | 15 September 1840(aged 47) Castello del Catajo,Lombardy-Venetia | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Austria-Este | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Maria Beatrice of Savoy(Maria Beatrice Vittoria Giuseppina; 6 December 1792 – 15 September 1840) wasDuchess of Modenaby marriage toFrancis IV, Duke of Modena.
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Maria Beatrice was born on 6 December 1792 inTurin.[1]She was the eldest daughter ofVictor Emmanuel, Duke of Aosta,and his wifeMaria Teresa of Austria-Este.[2]Her father becameKing of Sardiniaunexpectedly in 1802 whenCharles Emmanuel IVabdicated.
Her maternal grandparents wereFerdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-EsteandMaria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa.Ferdinand was the third son ofFrancis I, Holy Roman Emperor,andMaria Theresaof Austria. Maria Beatrice was the eldest daughter ofErcole III d'EsteandMaria Theresa, Princess of Carrara.
In December 1798, Maria Beatrice left Turin with her parents and uncles to escape theFrench RevolutionaryandNapoleonic Wars.They fled toParma,then toFlorence,and finally settled inSardinia,the last dominion held byKingdom of Sardinia.[citation needed]Maria Beatrice spent most of her time atCagliariin the following thirteen years.[citation needed]
Marriage
[edit]On 20 June 1812, Maria Beatrice married her maternal uncleFrancis, Archduke of Austria-Este.[3]Due to their close relation, a special dispensation was received for their marriage fromPope Pius VII.[citation needed]
The couple left Sardinia on 15 July 1813 forZakynthos,and then sailed toTriesteoff the east shore ofAdriatic Sea,finally reachingViennaby land.
Duchess of Modena
[edit]In 1814, Maria Beatrice's husband became Francis IV, Duke ofModena,Reggio,andMirandolaon 14 July 1814, thereby elevating Maria Beatrice to the rank of duchess of Modena. On the invasion ofJoachim Muratduring theHundred Days,they fled Modena until 15 May 1815.
On the outbreak of revolution, Maria Beatrice had to flee Modena again with her family on 5 February 1831, but with Austrian military assistance the ducal family was able to return within a year.
Maria Beatrice died of aheart conditionon 15 September 1840 atCastello del Catajo.[1]Her remains were kept in the Church ofSan Vincenzo, Modena.She was a Lady of the AustrianOrder of the Starry Cross.
Jacobite claims
[edit]Through her father, she inherited theJacobite claim to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland,but like other non-Stuart pretenders, she never asserted her claim. Had she gained the throne she would have beenMary III & II.[a]
Issue
[edit]Her marriage had four children:
- Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria-Este(14 July 1817 – 25 March 1886), marriedHenri, Count of Chambord.
- Francis V, Duke of Modena(1 June 1819 – 20 November 1875), married PrincessAdelgunde of Bavaria.
- Ferdinand Karl Viktor, Archduke of Austria-Este(20 July 1821 – 15 December 1849), marriedArchduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria(daughter ofArchduke Josef Anton of Austriaand his third wifeDuchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg).
- ArchduchessMaria Beatrix of Austria-Este(13 February 1824 – 18 March 1906), marriedJuan, Count of Montizón.
Ancestry
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^Maria Beatrice (Mary III & II) and her granddaughterMaria Theresa of Austria-Este(Mary IV & III) were numbered in such a way because some Jacobites regardElizabeth Iof England as illegitimate, and therefore considerMary, Queen of Scots,to have been the rightful Queen Mary II of England from the death ofMary I[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^abHugh Montgomery-Massingberd (1977).Burke's Royal Families of the World.Internet Archive. Burkes Peerage Limited. p. 364.
- ^The Annual Register, or A View of the History and Politics of the Year 1846.London, UK: F. & J. Rivington. 1847. p. 239.
- ^Venning, Timothy (30 June 2023).A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume III Early Modern.Taylor & Francis. pp. 13–14.ISBN978-1-000-86452-6.
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