Maria Pia of Savoy
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Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal;
João Francisco Camacho, c. 1880. |
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| Queen consort of Portugal | |||||
| Tenure | 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889 | ||||
| Born | 16 October 1847 Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia |
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| Died | Error: Need valid death date (first date): year, month, day Stupinigi, Nichelino, Italy |
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| Burial | Royal Basilica, Turin, Italy | ||||
| Spouse | Luís I of Portugal | ||||
| Issue | Carlos I of Portugal Afonso, Prince Royal of Portugal |
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| House | House of Savoy (by birth) House of Braganza (by marriage) |
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| Father | Victor Emmanuel II of Italy | ||||
| Mother | Adelaide of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Dona Maria Pia of Savoy (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was a Portuguese Queen consort, 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 the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon. She was the grand mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel.
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Biography
Maria Pia was the daughter of Victor Emmanuel II, the first King of Italy, by his wife Adelaide of Austria. Her sister Maria Clotilde was the "princesse Napoléon" as wife of Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte and her brothers were King Umberto I of Italy and King Amadeo of Spain.
Queen
As Queen, Maria Pia was considered by some as extravagant, but far more for her many charitable works in aid of the Portuguese people. She was known by the Portuguese people as an "angel of charity" and "mother of the poor" for her compassion and work on social causes. At a masquerade ball in 1865, she changed her costume three times. When the Portuguese parliament discussed her expenses, she replied saying "if you want a Queen, you have to pay for her". As Queen, she was largely responsible for the interiors of the Ajuda Royal Palace in Lisbon, still used to this time for banquets during state visits by foreign heads of state.[citation needed]
Maria Pia did not involve herself in politics, but at a conflict with João Carlos Saldanha de Oliveira Daun, 1st Duke of Saldanha in 1870, she stated: "If I were the king, I would have him shot!"[citation needed]
Queen Dowager
King Luís died on 19 October 1889 and Maria Pia became Queen Dowager. She remained very active and continued with her social projects while holding a dominating position at court. She served as regent during the absence of the king and queen abroad. The Queen Dowager was devastated after the assassination of her son King Carlos I of Portugal and grandson Crown Prince Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, on 1 February 1908 on the Praça do Comércio in Lisbon. During her last years in Portugal, she withdrew from the public eye. She was deeply saddened after the military coup that deposed her remaining grandson, King Manuel II of Portugal by the 5 October 1910 Revolution.[citation needed]
Death
Maria Pia left Portugal with the rest of the royal family on board the royal yacht into exile in 1910. She returned to her native Italy, where she died on 5 July 1911, aged 63. Her remains are interred in the royal mausoleum in the Basilica of Superga, near Turin, with most members of the House of Savoy since the 18th century.
Issue
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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| Dom Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal | September 28, 1863 | February 1, 1908 | Who succeeded him as Carlos I, King of Portugal, murdered in 1908 by the Carbonária. |
| Dom Afonso, Prince Royal of Portugal | July 31, 1865 | February 21, 1920 | Infante of Portugal, Duke of Porto, Viceroy of Portuguese India, and after 1908 Prince Royal. |
Ancestors
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 14 February 1847 – 6 October 1862 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
- 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889 Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen of Portugal [and the Algarves]
- 19 October 1889 – 1 February 1908 Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen Dowager of Portugal [and the Algarves]
- 1 February 1908 – 5 July 1911 Her Most Faithful Majesty Queen Maria Pia of Portugal
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Maria Pia of Savoy
Born: 14 February 1847 Died: 5 July 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Queen consort of Portugal 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889 |
Succeeded by Amélie of Orléans |
See also
Media related to Maria Pia of Savoy at Wikimedia Commons
External links
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- 1847 births
- 1911 deaths
- Princesses of Savoy
- Burials at the Basilica of Superga
- House of Savoy
- Queen mothers
- People from Turin
- House of Braganza-Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Portuguese queens consort
- Italian people of Polish descent
- Portuguese people of Polish descent
- Recipients of the Golden Rose
- Dames of the Order of Saint Isabel
- Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Charles (Mexico)
- Dames of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
- Dames of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Disease-related deaths in Italy
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- 19th-century women
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