Margherita o Savoy

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Margherita o Savoy
Queen consort o Italy
Tenur9 Januar 1878 – 29 Julie 1900
Born20 November 1851(1851-11-20)
Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Sardinie
Dee'd4 Januar 1926(1926-01-04) (aged 74)
Bordighera, Italy
BuirialPantheon, Roum
SpouseUmberto I o Italy
IssueVictor Emmanuel III
Full name
Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia
HooseSavoy (bi birth)
Savoy (bi mairriage)
FaitherPrince Ferdinand, Duke o Genoa
MitherPrincess Elisabeth o Saxony
SeegnaturMargherita o Savoy's signature


Margherita of Savoy (Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna; November 20 1851 - Januar 4 1926), wis the first Queen o Italy as the wife o Umberto I o Italy. According to legend, in 1889, the Margherita pizza, whose red tomatoes, green basil, and white cheese represent the Italian flag, wis named after her.


Mairiage[eedit | eedit soorce]

Margherita signed the wedding contract with her first cousin, Umberto, Prince o Piedmont, on 21 Aprile 1868 in the ballroom o the Ryal Pailace o Turin, followed the next day bi one civilian an ane religious wedding ceremony. After the wedding, the couple settled in Naples. On 11 November 1869, Margherita gave birth tae Victor Emmanuel, Prince o Naples, later Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, in Capodimonte, Naples.

Issue[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Victor Emmanuel III o Italy (11 November 1869 – 28 December 1947) mairit Elena o Montenegro an haed issue.

Teetles an styles[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • 20 November 1851 – 21 Aprile 1868 Her Ryal Highness Princess Margherita o Savoy.
  • 21 Aprile 1868 – 9 Januar 1878 Her Ryal Highness The Princess o Piedmont.
  • 9 Januar 1878 – 29 Julie 1900 Her Majesty The Queen o Italy.
  • 29 Julie 1900 – 4 Januar 1926 Her Majesty The Queen Mither.

External links[eedit | eedit soorce]

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