Maria Cristina of Savoy | |||||
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Queen consort of the Two Sicilies | |||||
Tenure | 21 November 1832 – 31 January 1836 | ||||
Born | Cagliari, Kingdom of Sardinia | 14 November 1812||||
Died | 31 January 1836 Naples, Two Sicilies | (aged 23)||||
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Issue | Francis II of the Two Sicilies | ||||
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia | ||||
Mother | Maria Teresa of Austria-Este | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Coat of arms of Queen Maria Cristina of Savoy |
Maria Cristina of Savoy (Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppa Gaetana Efisia; 14 November 1812 – 21 January 1836) was Queen of the Two Sicilies as the first wife of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies. She died as a result of childbirth. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope Francis.