| Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo | |
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| Tenure | 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873 |
| Spouse | Amadeo I |
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| Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi |
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| Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta dal Pozzo | |
| Father | Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince della Cisterna |
| Mother | Countess Louise de Merode |
| Born | 9 August 1847 Paris, France |
| Died | 8 November 1876 (aged 29) Sanremo, Kingdom of Italy |
| Burial | Basilica of Superga |
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo (Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta; 9 August 1847 – 8 November 1876) was an Italian noblewoman and was the Princess della Cisterna in her own right. Married to the Duke of Aosta, a son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy she was later the queen of Spain from 1870 until her husband's abdication in 1873. She is an ancestress of the present Duke of Apulia, a claimant to the throne of Italy.
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The only surviving child of Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, Prince della Cisterna and his wife Countess Louise de Merode. At the death of her father in 1864 she became the Princess della Cisterna, di Belriguardo, Marchesa di Voghera and Countess di Ponderano in her own right. She died in Sanremo.
On 30 May 1863, in Turin, she married Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, a younger son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy. An urban legend circulates claiming that numerous tragedies befell Cisterna and Amadeo during their wedding. [1]
She became Queen Consort of Spain when her husband was elected king on 16 November 1870. She lived a discreet life as queen, only involving herself in charity. Amadeo abdicated from the Spanish throne on 11 February 1873. Maria Vittoria then returned to Italy. Her health damaged by the trip and childbirth, she died later the same year.
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| Spanish royalty | ||
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Title last held by
Francis of Spainas King consort |
Queen consort of Spain 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Mercedes of Orléans |
| Italian nobility | ||
| Vacant
Title last held by
Archduchess Theresa of Austria-Este |
Duchess of Aosta 30 May 1863 – 8 November 1876 |
Vacant
Title next held by
Princess Maria Letizia Napoléon |
| Preceded by Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo |
Princess della Cisterna 26 March 1864 – 8 November 1876 |
Succeeded by Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy |
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