Maria Teresa of Austria-Este

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Maria Teresa of Austria-Este
Queen of Piedmont-Sardinia
Born	November 1, 1773(1773-11-01)
Birthplace	Milan
Died	March 29, 1832 (aged 58)
Place of death	Turin
Consort	1802-1821
Consort to	Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia.
Father	Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este
Mother	Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este

Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este (Milan, November 1, 1773 - Turin, March 29, 1832) was Queen consort of Piedmont-Sardinia.

She was a daughter of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, governor of Lombardy and son of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria after whom she was named. Her mother was Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este, heir to the Duchy of Modena.

Maria Theresa married on April 25, 1789 at the age of 15 with the 30-year-old Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. The marriage was a happy one.
They had 6 daughters and one son, who died young:

1. Maria Beatrice Victoria (1792–1840), married her mother's brother Francis IV, Archduke of Austria and Duke of Modena
2. Maria Adelaide (1794-1795)
3. Charles Emmanuel (1796-1799) died of smallpox.
4. A daughter (1800-1801)
5. Maria Anna (1803–1884), married Ferdinand I of Austria
6. Maria Teresa (1803-1879), married Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799-1883)
7. Maria Christina of Savoy (1812–1836), married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

After the abdication of Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia in 1802, Maria Teresa became Queen Consort, but she had to wait on the island of Sardinia for the end of the war in 1814 to return to the capital Turin.
After the outbreak of a liberal revolution in 1821, her husband Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his brother, Charles Felix and died in 1824.

Maria Teresa survived her husband for eight years and was buried in the Basilica of Superga.

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Maria Teresa of Austria-Este

16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine               8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine                       17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria               4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor                             18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans               9. Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans                       19. Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine               2. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este                                   20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor                       21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg               5. Maria Theresa of Austria                             22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                       23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen               1. Maria Teresa of Austria-Este                                         24. Rinaldo III, Duke of Modena               12. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena                       25. Charlotte Felicity of Brunswick-Lüneburg               6. Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena                             26. Philippe II, Duke of Orléans               13. Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans                       27. Françoise-Marie de Bourbon               3. Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este                                   28. Carlo II Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa               14. Alderano Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa                       29. Teresa Pamfili               7. Maria Teresa Cibo-Malsapina, Duchess of Massa                             30. Camillo II Gonzaga, Count of Novellara               15. Ricciardia Gonzaga of Novellara                       31. Matilde d'Este

Preceded by Clothilde of France

Queen Consort of Sardinia 1802-1821

Succeeded by Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies

Persondata
NAME	Maria Teresa of Austria-Este
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Queen consort of Piedmont-Sardinia
DATE OF BIRTH	1773-11-1
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan
DATE OF DEATH	1832-03-29
PLACE OF DEATH	Turin