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Maria Anna of Savoy (Maria Anna Carlota Gabriela; 17 December 1757 – 11 October 1824) was a Princess of Savoy by birth, and Duchess of Chablais by marriage. ==Biography== Born to the Duke and Duchess of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin, she was the couples sixth child and fourth daughter. Her sisters included the future "grand daughters in law" of Louis XV of France, Princess Maria Giuseppina, who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa, wife of the future Charles X of France, married in 1773. Her sisters brother in law was Louis XVI of France. Another sister Maria Carolina married Anthony of Saxony. Her brothers included the last three kings of Sardinia from the mainline; the future Charles Emmanuel IV, Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix of Sardinia. After the marriages of her older sisters to French Princes, Maria Anna was herself married to her uncle, Prince Benedetto of Savoy, ''Duke of Chablais'', son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his last wife, the French Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine. She had good relationships with her sisters-in-law, the French Princess Clothilde, ''Princess of Piedmont'' and the Austrian Maria Theresa, ''Duchess of Aosta''. The marriage produced no children even though uncle and niece had a happy marriage. Though the couple were close, she respected him but always saw him as her uncle.〔''The Edinburgh magazine, or Literary miscellany'', p 25〕 Noted as a good soldier〔Artemont. Louis Leopold d', '' A Sister of Louis XVI; Marie-Clotilde de france, queen of Sardinia (1759-1802)'', London, London, 1911, pg.86〕 Chablais was given control of the Army of Italy which contained French troops and intended on restoring the monarchy in France after the execution of Louis XVI in 1793.〔Louis XVI's sister Clotilde de France was wife of Charles Emmanuel IV and queen consort since October 1796〕 He took part in the Battle of Loano. Her husband died in 1808. As a widow, she lived at the Palazzo Chiablese which she later willed to her brother Charles Felix of Savoy. In 1820 Maria Ana bought the Villa Rufinella in Frascati having bought the property from Lucien Bonaparte. She died in Turin at the Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi in 1824 aged 66 during the reign of her childless brother Charles Felix of Sardinia. She was buried at the Basilica of Superga overlooking Turin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maria Anna of Savoy, Duchess of Chablais」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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