Maria Teresa of Savoy (1756–1805)

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Maria Teresa of Savoy (1756–1805)

Queen of France . Name variations: Marie Thérèse; Maria Theresa of Sardinia; Clotilde of Savoy. Born in 1756; died in 1805; daughter of Maria Antonia of Spain (1729–1785) and Victor Amadeus III (1726–1796), duke of Savoy (r. 1773–1796); married Charles X (1757–1830), king of France (r. 1824–1830, abdicated); children: Louis XIX (1775–1844), duke of Angoulême; Charles Ferdinand (1778–1820), duke of Berry.

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