Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo: Difference between revisions

| name consort =Princess Maria Vittoria yes

| title = 6th Princess of La Cisterna d'Asti and of Belriguardo

| image =RosaMaría Victoria dal Pozzo, reina consorte de TurínEspaña.jpg

| succession1 predecessor1 = Princess[[Carlo ofEmanuele Ladal Pozzo della Cisterna|Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo]]

| successor1 = *[[Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)|Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta]]

| issue = [[Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta]]<br>[[Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin]]<br>*[[Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi]]}}

| house = Pozzo Family

| father = [[Carlo EmmanueleEmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna|Prince Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of La Cisterna]]

| mother = [[Louise de Mérode|Countess Louise de Mérode-Westerloo]]

| death_place = [[Sanremo]], [[Kingdom of Italy|Italy]]

'''Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta Giovanna dal Pozzo''', (Maria6th VittoriaPrincess Carlottaof Enrichetta;Cisterna d'Asti and of Belriguardo''' (9 August 1847 &ndash;– 8 November 1876), was an Italian noblewoman andwho becamewas the[[List 6thof PrincessSpanish royal consorts|Queen of LaSpain]] Cisternafrom 16 November 1870 until 11 February 1873 as the wife of [[King Amadeo I]]. Maria Vittoria inherited her princely title after the death of her father.<ref name=petit>de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ‘’Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 612 (French) {{ISBN|2-9507974-3-1}}</ref> MarriedIn to1867, [[Amadeoshe I of Spain|Princemarried Amadeo, of Savoy,then Duke of Aosta]], second son of King [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]]. SheIn is1870, anher ancestresshusband ofbecame the current [[Princeking Amedeoof Spain]], Dukemaking ofher Aosta[[queen (bconsort]]. 1943)|DukeKing Amadeo abdicated after a reign of Aosta]]less than three years, aand [[pretender|claimant]]he and Maria Vittoria returned to theItaly. erstwhileShe thronedied ofin [[Sanremo]], Italy, in 1876.

She was the eldest and only surviving child of [[Carlo EmmanueleEmanuele dal Pozzo della Cisterna]], 5th Prince of Cisterna]] d'Asti and of Belriguardo, and his wife, Countess [[Louise de Mérode|Countess Louise de MerodeMérode-Westerloo]].<ref name=petit/> Upon the death of her father in 1864, she inherited his noble titles and thus became the Princess dellaof Cisterna, Princessd'Asti diand of Belriguardo, MarchionessMarquise diof Voghera and Countess diof Ponderano, among other titles, in her own right.

On 30 May 1867 in [[Turin]], she married [[Amadeo I of Spain|Prince Amadeo of Savoy]], the [[Duke of Aosta]] and second son of King [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]].<ref name=petit/> An [[urban legend]] circulates claiming that claims numerous tragedies befellto have befallen the wedding of Maria Vittoria and the Duke of Aosta.<ref>[http://www.snopes.com/weddings/horrors/badomen.asp Death and the Wedding Party]

Her husband was [[Glorious Revolution (Spain)|elected to occupy]] the vacant [[Spanish Thronethrone]] on 16 November 1870. She lived a discreet life in Spain, and only involvinginvolved herself in charity. Amadeo [[abdication|resigned]] from thehis position on 11 February 1873, after whichand he and Maria Vittoria returned to Italy. Her health was damaged by the trip and [[childbirth]], and she died later the samethat year of [[tuberculosis]] in [[Sanremo]].<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89097325 Find a grave]</ref>

# [[Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)|Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Aosta]] (13 January 1869 &ndash;– 4 July 1931), [[Marshal of Italy]], married to [[Princess Hélène of Orléans]] and had issue.

# [[Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin|Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy-Aosta, Count of Turin]] (24 November 1870 &ndash;– 10 October 1946), died unmarried.

# [[Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi|Prince Luigi Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of the Abruzzi]] (29 January 1873 &ndash;– 18 March 1933), [[Vice Admiral]] in the [[Regia Marina|Italian Royal Navy]], died unmarried.

|2= 2. [[Carlo EmmanueleEmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince ofdella Cisterna|Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo]], 5th5º Principe delladi Cisterna d'Asti e di Belriguardo]]

|3= 3. [[Louise de Mérode|Countess Louise de MerodeMérode-Westerloo]]

|4= 4. Giuseppe Alfonso dal Pozzo della Cisterna, 4th4º Principe delladi Cisterna d'Asti e di Belriguardo

|5= 5. Maria Anna Balbo Bertone dei Conti di Sambuy

|6= 6. Count Werner de [[House of Merode|Mérode-Westerloo]]

|8= 8. Giuseppe dal Pozzo della Cisterna, 3º Principe delladi Cisterna d'Asti e di Belriguardo

|9= 9. Anna Caresana dei Conti di Carisio

|10= 10. Carlo Balbo Bertone, CountConte di Sambuy

|11= 11. Rosalia Asinari dei Marchesi di San Marzano

|12= 12. Count Guillaume-Charles de MerodeMérode-Westerloo

{{S-hou|Pozzo Familyfamily|7 January|1787|26 March|1864}}

{{S-vac|reasonlast= [[Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia|Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este]]}}

{{s-ttl|title= [[Duchess of Aosta]]<br> <small>''2nd Creation''</small>|years=30 May 1867 -– 8 November 1876}}

{{S-vac|reasonnext= [[Maria Letizia Bonaparte, Duchess of Aosta|Princess Maria Letizia Bonaparte]]}}

{{S-bef|before= [[Carlo EmmanueleEmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince ofdella Cisterna|Prince Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo]]}}

{{s-ttl|title= 6th Princess of La Cisterna d'Asti and of Belriguardo|years= 26 March 1864 -– 8 November 1876}}

{{S-aft|after= [[Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)|Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta]]}}

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