Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen of Spain (born 1688)

Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy

Queen of Spain from 1701 to 1714

Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy, nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 1703 and had great influence as a political adviser during the War of the Spanish Succession, during which she…