Maria Pia of Savoy

Maria Pia of Savoy
Formal photograph, 1887
Queen consort of Portugal
Tenure6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889
Born16 October 1847
Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia
Died5 July 1911(1911-07-05) (aged 63)
Stupinigi Palace, Nichelino, Italy
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1862; died 1889)
Issue
Names
Maria Pia di Savoia
HouseSavoy (By birth)
Braganza (By marriage)
FatherVictor Emmanuel II of Italy
MotherAdelaide of Austria
SignatureMaria Pia of Savoy's signature

Dona Maria Pia (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was by birth an Italian princess of the House of Savoy and by marriage Queen of Portugal as the spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on 6 October 1862 in Lisbon. She was the grand mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel. She was the third queen of the House of Savoy on the Portuguese throne, after Mafalda and Marie-Françoise of Savoy-Nemours.


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