Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy
Princess Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna of Savoy-Aosta) (born 12 September 1933 at Miramare near Trieste, Italy) is a Princess of Savoy by birth and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies by marriage to Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Maria Cristina is the second and youngest daughter of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, Italian Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa during World War II, and his wife Princess Anne of Orléans.
Marriage and issue
Maria Cristina married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his wife Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, on 29 January 1967 in Jacarezinho, Brazil. Maria Cristina and Casimir have four children:
- Prince Luís Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 28 November 1970 in Rio de Janeiro)
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∞ Christine Apovian (born 20 May 1969) on 22 October 1998 in São Paulo
:*Princess Anna Sophia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 9 April 1999 in São Paulo)
- Princess Anna Cecilia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 24 December 1971 in São Paulo)
- ∞ Count Rodolphe de Causans (born 22 January 1973) civilly on 18 August 2005 in Les Verchers-sur-Layon, religiously on 19 September 2005 in Turin
- Princess Elena Sofia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 10 September 1973 in São Paulo)
- Prince Alexander Henrique of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 9 August 1974 in São Paulo)
- Ordained a priest in Rome on 22 December 2007
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 12 September 1933 - 12 May 1946: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
- 12 May 1946 - 29 January 1967: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
- 29 January 1967 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies