Maria Cristina of Savoy

Maria Cristina of Savoy (Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppa Gaetana Efisia; 14 November 1812 – 21 January 1836) was the first Queen consort of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. She died as a result of childbirth.

Maria Cristina of Savoy
Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
Tenure21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836
Born(1812-11-14)14 November 1812
Cagliari, Sardinia
Died21 January 1836(1836-01-21) (aged 23)
Naples, Two Sicilies
Burial
Basilica di Santa Chiara (Naples)
SpouseFerdinand II of the Two Sicilies
IssueFrancis II of the Two Sicilies
Full name
Italian: Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppa Gaetana Efisia di Savoia
HouseSavoy
FatherVictor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
MotherMaria Teresa of Austria-Este
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Family

Maria Cristina was the youngest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este.

Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este. Ferdinand was the fourteenth child and third son born to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa of Austria. Maria Beatrice was the eldest daughter of Ercole III d'Este and Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara.

Queen
Maria Cristina as queen

On 21 November 1832, Maria Cristina married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. The bride was twenty years old and the groom twenty-two.

Maria Cristina was described as beautiful but also timid and shy: modest and reserved, she was never comfortable at the royal court. Her relationship to Ferdinand was not happy, and he had little patience for her nervous modesty.

She died at the age of 23, after having given birth 5 days before to her only child, Francis II of the Two Sicilies.

Beatification
Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy
Tomb of Blessed Maria Cristina in Santa Chiara (Naples)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Beatified25 January 2014, Naples, Italy by Pope Francis
Feast21 January

On 10 July 1872 she was declared to be a Servant of God, on 6 May 1937 a Venerable Servant of God, and on 3 May 2013 Pope Francis authorised a decree recognising a miracle due to her intercession, a further stage on her process to beatification.[1] Her beatification took place on 25 January 2014 at the Basilica of Santa Chiara (Naples), where she is buried, making her Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy.

Titles and styles
  • 14 November 1812 – 21 November 1832: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy, Princess of Sardinia
  • 21 November 1832 – 21 January 1836: Her Majesty The Queen of the Two Sicilies

Posthumously:

  • 10 July 1872 – 6 May 1937: Servant of God Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies
  • 6 May 1937 – 25 January 2014: Venerable Servant of God Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies
  • 25 January 2014 – present: Blessed Maria Cristina of Savoy, Queen of the Two Sicilies

Ancestry
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References
  1. Vatican Information Service press release, 3 May 2013
Maria Cristina of Savoy
Born: 14 November 1812 Died: 21 January 1836
Italian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Maria Isabella of Spain		 Queen consort of the Two Sicilies
21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836		 Vacant
Title next held by
Maria Theresa of Austria

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