Princess Marie Jose of Belgium
| HM The Dowager Queen of Italy | |
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| Titles | Dowager Queen of Italy
Dowager Queen of Sardinia |
| Reign | 9 May 1946 - 18 March 1983 |
| Coronation | 13 July 1946 |
| Predecessor | Princess Elena of Montenegro |
| Successor | Princess Irina of Romania |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 4 August 1906
Ostend, Belgium |
| Died | 27 January 2001 (aged 94)
Turin, Sardinia, Italy |
| Spouse | King Umberto II of Italy
(m. 1930; w. 1983) |
| Issue | Princess Maria Pia of Parma |
| Name | Marie Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie
Henriette Gabrielle |
| House | Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (by birth)
Savoy (by marriage) |
| Father | King Albert of Belgium |
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
General
Life[edit | edit source]
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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
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| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Princess Maria Pia of Parma | 24 September 1934 | (1) Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (m. 1955); has issue
(2) Prince Michel of Parma (m. 2003); no issue | |
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Victor Emmanuel IV | 12 February 1937 | 3 February 2024 (aged 86) | Princess Irina of Romania (m. 1981); had issue |
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Princess Maria Gabriella | 24 February 1940 | Unmarried and without issue | |
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Empress Maria Beatrice of Brazil | 2 February 1943 | Pedro V, Emperor of Brazil (m. 1975); has issue |
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1906-1930 Princess Marie Jose of Belgium
- 1930-1946 Marie Jose, Princess of Piedmont
- 1946-1983 Queen Marie Jose of Italy
- 1983-2001 Marie Jose, Dowager Queen of Italy