Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1779-1849)

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Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Caserta Palace, January 17, 1779 - Savona, March 11, 1849) was Queen Consort of Piedmont-Sardinia.

She was a daughter of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and his wife Marie Caroline of Austria, a daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria.

She was married on April 6 1807 in Palermo with Charles Felix of Sardinia, who became King unexpectedly, when his two elder brothers abdicated, Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia in 1802 and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia in 1821.

The couple had no children.

In their life the royal couple was interested to arts and artists, they spent part of the life to turned the Royal House in Agliè and the Villa Rufinella in Frascati into comfortable residences.

In 1825 the Queen engaged the archaeologist Marquis Luigi Biondi (1776-1839) which excavated to find out Tusculum. In 1839 and 1840 the architect and archaeologist Luigi Canina (1795-1856) engaged by the same royal family, excavated the Theatre area of Tusculum. The ancient works of art excavated were sent to Ducal Savoia Castle of Agliè in Piedmont.

Charles Felix died in 1831 after a reign of ten years. Maria Christina lived the rest of her live in Turin, Naples, Agliè and Frascati, she died in Savona, Liguria.
She was buried alongside her husband in the Hautecombe Abbey.