Joséphine de Lorraine was a princess of the House of Lorraine by birth and Princess of Carignan by virtue of marriage. She was the paternal grandmother of King Charles Albert of Sardinia, from whom th
Portrait by Ludwig Guttenbrunn
Joséphine with her sister Charlotte, c. 1770
Princess Christine of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was a princess of the German dynasty of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. She was the Princess of Carignano by marriage and mother of the princesse de Lamballe
Princess Joséphine of Lorraine
…On 18 October 1768 Joséphine married Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy, the son and heir of Louis Victor, Prince of Carignan and his German wife, the Landgravine Christine Henriette of Hesse-Rotenburg. Amadeus was also the brother of the princesse de Lamballe, the tragic confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette. Prince Charles Emmanuel of Savoy was born…
Portrait by Maria Giovanna Clementi