Margherita of Savoy

Margherita of Savoy
Margherita in the 1870s
Queen consort of Italy
Tenure9 January 1878 – 29 July 1900
Born(1851-11-20)20 November 1851
Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died4 January 1926(1926-01-04) (aged 74)
Bordighera, Italy
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1868; died 1900)
IssueVictor Emmanuel III of Italy
Names
Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia
HouseSavoy-Genoa
FatherPrince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa
MotherPrincess Elisabeth of Saxony
SignatureMargherita of Savoy's signature

Coat of arms of Margherita of Savoy,
Queen of Italy

Margherita of Savoy (Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna; 20 November 1851 – 4 January 1926) was Queen of Italy by marriage to her first cousin King Umberto I of Italy. She was the daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, and the mother of the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.


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