Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta

For other people called Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, see Maria Christina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (disambiguation).
Maria Cristina
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Spouse Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Issue
Prince Luís
Princess Anna
Princess Elena
Prince Alexander
Full name
Italian: Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna
House House of Savoy
House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Father Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Mother Princess Anne d'Orléans
Born 12 September 1933 (1933-09-12) (age 78)
Miramare, near Trieste, Italy
Religion Roman Catholic
Two Sicilies Royal Family

HRH Princess Maria del Carmen

Extended family
Italian Royal Family

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta

HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina

Extended family

Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta[1][2] (born 12 September 1933 at Miramare near Trieste, Italy[1][2]) is a Princess of Savoy-Aosta by birth and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage to Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Family

Maria Cristina is the second and youngest daughter of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, Italian Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa during World War II, and his wife Princess Anne d'Orléans.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Maria Cristina married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, on 29 January 1967 in Jacarezinho, Brazil.[1][2] Maria Cristina and Casimir have four children:[1][2]

∞ Christine Apovian (born 20 May 1969) on 22 October 1998 in São Paulo
  • Princess Anna Sophia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 9 April 1999 in São Paulo)
∞ Count Rodolphe de Causans (born 22 January 1973) civilly on 18 August 2005 in Les Verchers-sur-Layon, religiously on 19 September 2005 in Turin
  • Victoria de Causans (born 13 May 2009)
Ordained a priest in Rome on 22 December 2007

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Darryl Lundy (18 May 2003). "Maria Cristina di Savoia-Aoste, Principessa di Savoia". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p11223.htm#i112230. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 
  2. ^ a b c d e Paul Theroff. "ITALY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/italy.html. Retrieved 2008-10-11.