Marie-José of Belgium
Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. As she was only Queen for 34 days she got the nickname "the may queen".[1]
| Marie-José of Belgium | |||||
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 1935 photograph | |||||
| Queen consort of Italy | |||||
| Tenure | 9 May 1946 – 12 June 1946 | ||||
| Born | 4 August 1906 Ostend, Kingdom of Belgium | ||||
| Died | 27 January 2001 (aged 94) Thonex, Switzerland | ||||
| Burial | Hautecombe Abbey, France | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Pia Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Princess Maria Gabriella Princess Maria Beatrice | ||||
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| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (until 1920) Belgium (from 1920) | ||||
| Father | Albert I of Belgium | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
References
- Nast, Condé (2021-01-28). "The extraordinary life of the beautiful, and radical, last Queen of Italy". Tatler. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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