Marie-José of Belgium
Queen Consort of Italy (1906–2001)
Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. As she was only Queen for 34 days she got the nickname "the may queen".[1]
Marie-José of Belgium | |||||
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Queen consort of Italy | |||||
Tenure | 9 May 1946 – 12 June 1946 | ||||
Born | Ostend, Kingdom of Belgium | 4 August 1906||||
Died | 27 January 2001 Thonex, Switzerland | (aged 94)||||
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Issue | Princess Maria Pia Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Princess Maria Gabriella Princess Maria Beatrice | ||||
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House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1920) Belgium (from 1920) | ||||
Father | Albert I of Belgium | ||||
Mother | Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
References
change- ↑ Nast, Condé (2021-01-28). "The extraordinary life of the beautiful, and radical, last Queen of Italy". Tatler. Retrieved 2022-09-11.