Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy

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Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy
Princess of Saxony
Born17 January 1764
Royal Palace of Turin, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died28 December 1782 (aged 18)
Dresden, Electorate of Saxony
SpouseAnthony of Saxony
Names
Maria Carolina Antonietta Adelaide
HouseHouse of Savoy
FatherVictor Amadeus III of Sardinia
MotherMaria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain


Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy (Maria Carolina Antonietta Adelaide; 17 January 1764 – 28 December 1782) was an Italian princess of the House of Savoy who became a princess of Saxony by marriage. She was the daughter of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain.

Early Life[edit | edit source]

Princess Maria Carolina was born at the Royal Palace of Turin in Turin, the capital of the Kingdom of Sardinia. She was the second daughter and fifth child of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and his wife, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain. Her father was the reigning king of Sardinia, and her mother was the daughter of Philip V of Spain.

Marriage[edit | edit source]

On 29 September 1781, Maria Carolina married Anthony of Saxony, the younger brother of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. The marriage was part of a series of alliances between the House of Savoy and other European royal families. The couple resided in Dresden, the capital of the Electorate of Saxony.

Death[edit | edit source]

Princess Maria Carolina died on 28 December 1782 in Dresden at the age of 18. Her early death meant that she did not have a significant impact on the political landscape of her time. She was buried in the Catholic Court Church in Dresden.

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Family of Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy

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