Maria Beatrice of Savoy
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Maria Beatrice of Savoy was Duchess of Modena by marriage to Francis IV, Duke of Modena.
Portrait by Adeodato Malatesta, 1836
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. She was born an archduchess of Austria-Este and a princess of Modena as the daughter of Ferdinand Karl
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
…IV, Duke of Modena. Maria Beatrice was born on 6 December 1792 in Turin. She was the eldest daughter of Victor Emmanuel, Duke of Aosta, and his wife Maria Teresa of Austria-Este. Her father became King of Sardinia unexpectedly in 1802 when Charles Emmanuel IV abdicated. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand Karl, Archduke…
Maria Theresa as a child
Maria Theresa as Queen of Sardinia (posthumous portrait by Tommaso Lorenzone, mid-19th century)
Maria Theresa with her husband and their daughters Maria Anna, Maria Teresa and Maria Cristina.