Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

Maria Francesca
Princess Luigi of Bourbon-Parma
Maria Francesca as a child.
Born	(1914-12-26)26 December 1914 Rome, Italy
Died	Mandelieu, France
Spouse	Prince Luigi of Bourbon-Parma
Issue	Prince Guy Prince Rémy Princess Chantal Prince Jean
Full name Maria Francesca Anna Romana di Savoia
House	House of Savoy (by birth) House of Bourbon-Parma (by marriage)
Father	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Mother	Elena of Montenegro
Religion	Roman Catholic

Maria Francesca of Savoy (Maria Francesca Anna Romana; 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001) was the youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Elena of Montenegro. She was a sister of Umberto II of Italy, as well as Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo; Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse; and Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria.

Marriage and issue

On 23 January 1939, Maria Francesca married Prince Luigi Carlo of Bourbon-Parma (5 December 1899 - 4 December 1967), a younger son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria, among many others. They had four children, all of whom were born at Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), France. They were:

1. Guy Sixte Louis Robert Victor de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (or Prince Guy de Bourbon-Parma; Italian: Principe Guido di Parmacode: it is deprecated ; 7 August 1940 – 10 March 1991), married Brigitte Peu-Duvallon and had a son, Prince Louis;
2. Rémy François de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (born 14 July 1942), married Laurence Dufresne d'Arganchy and had issue, Prince Tristan and Princess Aude;
3. Chantal Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Parma (born 24 November 1946), married Panagiotis Skinas and had issue (Helene Skinas and Alexandre Skinas, both born in London), married secondly François-Henri Georges;
4. Jean Bernard Rémy de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (15 October 1961), married Virginia Roatta and had issue, Princes Armoud and Christophe.

Title, styles and honours

Title

• 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Princess of Italy

Honours

National honours

• House of Savoy: Knight Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
  • Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 3rd First Class

Foreign honour

• Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Dame of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Starry Cross, 2nd Class

Ancestry

Family of Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

16. King Charles Albert of Sardinia               8. King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy                       17. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany               4. King Umberto I of Italy                             18. Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria               9. Archduchess Maria Adelaide of Austria                       19. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignan               2. King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy                                   20. King Charles Albert of Sardinia (= 16)               10. Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa                       21. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (= 17)               5. Princess Margherita of Savoy                             22. King John of Sazony               11. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony                       23. Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria               1. Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Princess of Italy                                         24. Sava Petrović-Njegoš               12. Mirko Petrović-Njegoš                       25. Angelika Radamović               6. King Nicholas I of Montenegro                             26. Drago Martinović               13. Anastasija Martinović                       27. Stana Martinović               3. Princess Elena of Montenegro                                   28. Petar Perkov Vukotić               14. Petar Vukotić                       29. Stania Milić               7. Milena Vukotić                             30. Tadija Voivodić               15. Jelena Voivodić                       31. Milica Pavićević