Maria Theresa of Austria, Queen of Sardinia
Queen of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia.
For other people named Maria Theresa of Austria, see Maria Theresa of Austria (disambiguation).
Maria Theresa of Austria (21 March 1801 – 12 January 1855) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to King Charles Albert of Sardinia.
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Maria Theresa of Austria | |||||
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Queen consort of Sardinia | |||||
Tenure | 27 April 1831 – 23 March 1849 | ||||
Born | 21 March 1801 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
Died | 12 January 1855(1855-01-12) (aged 53) Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia | ||||
Burial | 16 January 1855 Basilica of Superga, Italy | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue Detail | Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa | ||||
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House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
Mother | Luisa of Naples and Sicily |
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She was a daughter of Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Luisa of Naples and Sicily. She was named after her great-grandmother Empress Maria Theresa. In 1817, she married Charles Albert of Sardinia and subsequently became the Queen of Sardinia upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1831.