Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy (1729–1767)
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Maria Luisa of Savoy was a princess of Savoy. A religious woman, she died unmarried.
and his second wife, the German Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg who died in 1735, Marie Luisa being just five years of age. She was named after her aunt, Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy
(1688–1714) who was Queen of Spain as wife of Philip V of Spain
.
Her maternal cousins included Victor Amadeo, Prince of Carignan and his younger sister the future princesse de Lamballe
, both of whom were born at the court of Savoy. Her paternal cousins included Ferdinand VI of Spain
, who was king of Spain at the time of her birth.
Like her older sister, Eleonora
, Maria Luisa was a proposed bride for Louis, Dauphin of France. The Dauphin was the eldest son of Louis XV of France
who in turn was her first cousin.
The marriage between linking the rulers of France and Savoy never materialised, Louis marrying an Infanta of Spain who died in childbirth and then a Princess of Saxony. Like all her sisters, Savoy would remain unmarried, dying at the age of 38 in Turin. She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Superga
overlooking Turin. Her father died in 1773 and her oldest brother Victor Amadeus of Savoy
succeeded as King.
Biography
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and his second wife, the German Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg who died in 1735, Marie Luisa being just five years of age. She was named after her aunt, Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a Savoyard princess and the first wife of Philip V of Spain. She acted as Regent of Spain and had great influence over her husband...
(1688–1714) who was Queen of Spain as wife of Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain
Philip V was King of Spain from 15 November 1700 to 15 January 1724, when he abdicated in favor of his son Louis, and from 6 September 1724, when he assumed the throne again upon his son's death, to his death.Before his reign, Philip occupied an exalted place in the royal family of France as a...
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Her maternal cousins included Victor Amadeo, Prince of Carignan and his younger sister the future princesse de Lamballe
Princess Marie Louise of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a member of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 16 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France. After her marriage, which lasted a year, she went to court and became the confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette...
, both of whom were born at the court of Savoy. Her paternal cousins included Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Ferdinand VI , called the Learnt, was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy...
, who was king of Spain at the time of her birth.
Like her older sister, Eleonora
Princess Eleonora of Savoy
Eleonora of Savoy was a Savoyard princess, the eldest daughter of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg...
, Maria Luisa was a proposed bride for Louis, Dauphin of France. The Dauphin was the eldest son of Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
who in turn was her first cousin.
The marriage between linking the rulers of France and Savoy never materialised, Louis marrying an Infanta of Spain who died in childbirth and then a Princess of Saxony. Like all her sisters, Savoy would remain unmarried, dying at the age of 38 in Turin. She was buried at the Royal Basilica of Superga
Basilica of Superga
The Basilica of Superga is a church in the vicinity of Turin.It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga, to fulfill a vow the duke had made during the Battle of Turin...
overlooking Turin. Her father died in 1773 and her oldest brother Victor Amadeus of Savoy
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until declaring war on revolutionary France in 1792...
succeeded as King.
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- 25 March 1729 – 22 June 1767 Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy