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  1. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma. Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (born 24 September 1934) is the eldest daughter of Umberto II of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium. She is the older sister of Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy .

  2. Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies (2 August 1849 – 29 September 1882) was a Princess of the Two Sicilies and titular Duchess consort of Parma as the wife of Robert I, Duke of Parma. Maria Pia was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife, Maria Theresa of Austria.

  3. Sep 24, 2017 · Learn about the life of Princess Maria Pia, the eldest daughter of Italy's last King Umberto II, who was forced to leave Italy in 1946 and became a symbol of Italian style. Discover her marriages, children, charities and homes in France and Florida.

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    Marie Louise was born in Rome in 1870 as Maria Luisa Pia Teresa Anna Ferdinanda Francesca Antonietta Margherita Giuseppina Carolina Bianca Lucia Apollonia di Borbone-Parma, the eldest daughter of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and his first wife, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. The couple produced eleven more children before Maria Pia died in...

    In 1892, her father arranged her marriage to the then reigning Prince of Bulgaria, Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. The negotiations were conducted between Duke Robert and Ferdinand's mother, Princess Clémentine of Orléans. The engagement was celebrated at the Castle of Schwartzau, the residence of the Bourbon-Parma family in Austria. Marie-Loui...

    It is thought that Marie Louise was not loved by her husband. However, he made sure that in order to secure his lineage on the Bulgarian throne, she would bear him children. Under pressure from his subjects and looking to be recognized as Bulgaria's sovereign by the Russian emperor, Ferdinand wanted to have their eldest son, Boris, converted to the...

    Disillusionment in her private life and bearing four children in five years affected her frail health. Suffering from pneumonia, Marie Louise died in Sofia, twenty four hours after giving birth to her fourth child. Aged just 29, she was buried in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Louis of France in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

    Prince Boris of Bulgaria (1894–1943), Prince of Turnovo and Tsar1918–1943 (as Boris III)
    Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria (1899–1958), married Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg
    Aronson, T. (1986) Crowns in conflict: the triumph and the tragedy of European monarchy, 1910–1918, John Murray Publishers, London; ISBN 0-7195-4279-0
    Constant, S. (1979) Foxy Ferdinand, 1861–1948, Tsar of Bulgaria, Sidgwick and Jackson, London; ISBN 0-283-98515-1
    Olivier Defrance (1 April 2024). "A Life Without Tenderness". Royalty Digest Quarterly. Ted Rosvall: 1–10. ISSN 1653-5219.
  4. Oct 19, 2021 · Learn about the life and marriage of Maria Pia, the eldest daughter of Ferdinando II, King of the Two Sicilies, who became the titular Duchess of Parma after the Italian unification. Discover her family, children, and legacy as a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma.

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  6. Maria Pia of the Two Sicilies (2 August 1849 – 29 September 1882) was a Princess of the Two Sicilies and titular Duchess consort of Parma as the wife of Robert I, Duke of Parma. Maria Pia was the daughter of King Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife, Maria Theresa of Austria.

  7. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma is the first daughter and child of Umberto II, King of Italy and Marie-José of Belgium, who were the last king and queen of Italy.

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