Christine of Bourbon (1779–1849)

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Christine of Bourbon (1779–1849)

Duchess of Genoa. Name variations: Cristina; Maria Christina of Bourbon. Born Jan 17, 1779; died Mar 12, 1849; dau. of Maria Carolina (1752–1814), queen of the Two Sicilies, and Ferdinand IV (1751–1825), king of Naples (r. 1759–1806, 1815–1825), later known as Ferdinand I, king of the Two Sicilies (r. 1816–1825); m. Charles Felix (Carlos Felice) of Sardinia, duke of Genoa (r. 1821–1831) and king of Sardinia, April 6, 1807.

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