Maria Teresa of Austria (1773–1832)

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Maria Teresa of Austria (1773–1832)

Queen of Sardinia . Name variations: Maria-Theresa. Born on November 1, 1773; died on March 29, 1832; daughter of Maria Beatrice of Modena (1750–1829) and Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (1754–1806, son of Maria Theresa of Austria [1717–1780]); married Victor Emmanuel I (1759–1824), king of Sardinia (r. 1802–1821, abdicated), on April 25, 1789; children: Maria Beatrice of Sardinia (1792–1840, who married Francis IV, duke of Modena); Theresa of Savoy (1803–1879, who married Charles, duke of Parma); Maria Anna of Savoy (1803–1884, who married Ferdinand I, emperor of Austria); Christina of Sardinia (1812–1836, who married Ferdinand II of Naples).

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