Maria Pia of Savoy
Dona Maria Pia (16 October 1847 – 5 July 1911) was by birth an Italian princess of the House of Savoy and was Queen of Portugal as spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon. She was the grand mistress of the Order of Saint Isabel. She was the third queen of the House of Savoy on the Portuguese throne, after Mafalda and Marie-Françoise of Savoy-Nemours.
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| Queen consort of Portugal | |||||
| Tenure | 6 October 1862 – 19 October 1889 | ||||
| Born | 16 October 1847 Royal Palace, Turin, Sardinia | ||||
| Died | 5 July 1911 (aged 63) Stupinigi Palace, Nichelino, Italy | ||||
| Burial | Royal Basilica, Turin | ||||
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| House | Savoy (By birth) Braganza (By marriage) | ||||
| Father | Victor Emmanuel II of Italy | ||||
| Mother | Adelaide of Austria | ||||
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