Maria Pia of Savoy (died 1911)

Maria Pia of Savoy

Queen of Portugal from 1862 to 1889

Dona Maria Pia was by birth an Italian princess of the House of Savoy and by marriage Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on 6 October 1862 in…