Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy

Italian Royalty
House of Savoy

Victor Emmanuel II Children Marie Clothilde, Princess Napoléon Umberto I Amadeo I of Spain Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal and the Algarves Prince Carlo Alberto, Duke of Chablais Prince Vittorio Emanuele Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Geneva Grandchildren Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi Great Grandchildren Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta Great Great Grandchildren Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este Princess Maria Cristina Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta Great Great Great Grandchildren Princess Bianca Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia Princess Mafalda Great Great Great Grandchildren Umberto, Prince of Piedmont Prince Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi Princess Isabella Umberto I Children Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III Children Princess Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse Umberto II Giovanna, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria Maria Francesca, Princess Luigi of Bourbon-Parma Umberto II Children Maria Pia, Princess Michel of Bourbon-Parma Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples Princess Maria Gabriella Princess Maria Beatrice, Mrs Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon Grandchildren Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont Great Grandchildren Princess Vittoria Princess Luisa

Maria Francesca of Savoy (Maria Francesca Anna Romana; 26 December 1914 – 7 December 2001) was the youngest daughter of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Elena of Montenegro. She was a sister of Umberto II of Italy, as well as Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo; Mafalda, Landgravine of Hesse; and Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria.

Marriage and issue

On 23 January 1939, Maria Francesca married Prince Luigi Carlo of Bourbon-Parma, a younger son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria, among many others. They had four children, all of whom were born at Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), France. They were:

1. Guy Sixte Louis Robert Victor de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (or Prince Guy de Bourbon-Parma; Italian: Principe Guido di Parma; 7 August 1940 – 10 March 1991), married Brigitte Peu-Duvallon and had a son, Prince Louis;
2. Rémy François de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (born 14 July 1942), married Laurence Dufresne d'Arganchy and had issue, Prince Tristan and Princess Aude;
3. Chantal Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Parma (born 24 November 1946), married Panagiotis Skinas and had issue (Helene Skinas and Alexandre Skinas, both born in London), married secondly François-Henri Georges;
4. Jean Bernard Rémy de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (15 October 1961), married Virginia Roatta and had issue, Princes Armoud and Christophe.

Ancestry