Margherita of Savoy
Queen of Italy from 1878 to 1900 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Margherita of Savoy (Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna; 20 November 1851 – 4 January 1926) was Queen of Italy by marriage to her first cousin King Umberto I of Italy. She was the daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, and the mother of the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.
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Queen consort of Italy | |||||
Tenure | 9 January 1878 – 29 July 1900 | ||||
Born | (1851-11-20)20 November 1851 Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia | ||||
Died | 4 January 1926(1926-01-04) (aged 74) Bordighera, Italy | ||||
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Issue | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | ||||
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House | Savoy-Genoa | ||||
Father | Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa | ||||
Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Saxony | ||||
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Coat of arms of Margherita of Savoy, Queen of Italy |
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