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Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen".
Jan 28, 2021 · The extraordinary life of the beautiful, and radical, last Queen of Italy. This week marks 20 years since the death of the royal who tried to topple Italy’s facist leader Mussolini and pled with Hitler to help the Belgian people (before admitting she wished she had taken a gun to shoot him herself) By Rebecca Cope. 28 January 2021.
- Rebecca Cope
Jan 27, 2001 · Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen".
Jan 8, 2024 · Challenging early years. Born on August 4, 1906, in Ostend, Belgium, Marie-José was the youngest child of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. She grew up in a simple and modern royal family, and received education in England, Italy and Belgium.
Name variations: Marie Jose of Belgium; Maria-José or Marie-Jose; countess of Sarre. Born on August 3, 1906; died on January 27, 2001; daughter of Albert I (1875–1934), king of the Belgians (r. 1909–1934), and Elizabeth of Bavaria (1876–1965); attended boarding school in Florence; married Humbert II also known as Umberto II (1904–1983 ...
Feb 16, 2020 · Marie-Jose, who was educated in England, Italy and Belgium, had all the charm and ability of her popular parents and grew into a well liked princess with her own ideas. The Path to Queenship....
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