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Maria Luisa of Savoy
Queen Maria Luisa of Spain, Princess of Savoy.jpg
Queen of Spain
Tenure 2 November 1701 – 14 February 1714
Born (1688-08-17)17 August 1688
Royal Palace of Turin, Duchy of Savoy
Died 14 February 1714(1714-02-14) (aged 25)
Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Burial El Escorial
Spouse Philip V of Spain
Issue Louis I of Spain
Ferdinand VI of Spain
Full name
Maria Luisa Gabriella di Savoia
House House of Bourbon
House of Savoy
Father Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy
Mother Anne Marie d'Orléans
Religion Roman Catholicism

Maria Luisa of Savoy (17 September 1688 – 14 February 1714) was the first wife of Philip V of Spain. She loved her husband a lot and gave him four children. She had a lot of influence in the government but died exhausted in 1714. Her husband remarried to Elisabeth Farnese in December 1714. She was very popular in Spain.

Life

Named after her aunt the former Queen of Spain she was the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Savoy. Her parents' marriage was strained. She was always close to her sister Marie Adélaïde.

Family

She married Philip V in 1701 and had four children:

  1. Louis I of Spain (25 August 1707 – 31 August 1724) married Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, no issue.
  2. Felipe of Spain (2 July 1709 – 18 July 1709)
  3. Felipe Pedro Gabriel of Spain (7 June 1712 – 29 December 1719) died in childhood.
  4. Ferdinand VI of Spain (23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759) married Infanta Barbara of Portugal, no issue.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: María Luisa Gabriela de Saboya para niños

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