Therese of Bourbon (1817–1886)

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Therese of Bourbon (1817–1886)

Countess of Chambord. Name variations: Thérèse or Therese of Modena; Maria Theresia. Born on July 14, 1817, in Modena; died on March 25, 1886, in Gaz; eldest daughter of Maria Beatrice of Sardinia (1792–1840) and Francis IV (1779–1846), duke of Modena (r. 1814–1846); married Henry V (1820–1883), count of Chambord, on November 16, 1846.

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