Maria Cristina of Savoy
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| Maria Cristina of Savoy | |||||
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| Queen consort of the Two Sicilies | |||||
| Tenure | 21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836 | ||||
| Born | 14 November 1812 Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia |
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| Burial | Basilica di Santa Chiara (Naples) | ||||
| Spouse | Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Issue | Francis II of the Two Sicilies | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia | ||||
| Mother | Maria Teresa of Austria-Este | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope Francis.
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
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.[1] Her relationship to Ferdinand was not happy, and he had little patience for her nervous modesty. While she was Queen of the Two Sicilies, she prevented the use of death sentences, and was known as "the Holy Queen".[1]
She died at the age of 23, after having given birth five days before to her only child, Francis II of the Two Sicilies.
Beatification
| Maria Cristina of Savoy | |
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| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 25 January 2014, Naples, Italy by Pope Francis |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples, Italy |
| Feast | 31 January |
On 9 July 1859 she was declared to be a Servant of God,[2] on 6 May 1939 a Venerable Servant of God,[2] and on 3 May 2013 Pope Francis authorized a decree recognizing a miracle due to her intercession, a further stage on her process to beatification.[3] 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.
Ancestry
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Notes
References
- Amante, Alberto (1933). Maria Cristina di Savoia. Regina delle Due Sicilie (1812-1836). Torino: Paravia.
- Bresciani, Antonio (1859). La venerabile Maria Cristina di Savoia regina delle Due Sicilie. Roma: Civiltà Cattolica.
- Califano, Gianni (2012). Maria Cristina di Savoia. Regina delle Due Sicilie. Gorle: Velar.
- Cortese, Nino (1934). "Maria Cristina di Savoia, regina delle Due Sicilie." In: Enciclopedia Italiana. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- De Lorenzo, Renata (2008). "Maria Cristina di Savoia, regina delle Due Sicilie." In: Dizionario biografico degli italiani, Vol. 70. Roma: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.
- Énache, Nicolas (1999). La descendance de Marie-Thérèse de Habsburg. Paris: Éditions L'intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux.
- Regolo, Luciano (2000). La reginella santa: Tutto il racconto della vita di Maria Cristina di Savoia sovrana delle Due Sicilie. Milano: Simonelli Editore.
- Siccardi, Cristina (2015). 'Sono Maria Cristina'. La Beata Regina delle Due Sicilie, nata Savoia. Cinisello Balsamo (MI): San Paolo.
- Verdile, Nadia (2018). Regine. Spose bambine, eroine e sante dall'Europa alla corte di Napoli. Lucca: Maria Pacini Fazzi Editore.
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Maria Cristina of Savoy
Born: 14 November 1812 Died: 21 January 1836 |
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| Italian royalty | ||
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| 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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