HRH Princess Marie-Jose of Belgium

Only daughter of King Albert I of the Belgians
Queen Marie-Jose of Italy


Date & place of birth August 4, 1906 Vila Osterrieth, Ostend, West Flanders
Born as HRH Princess of Belgium
Names Marie-Jose Charlotte Sophie Amelie Henriette Gabrielle

Father King Albert I of the Belgians
Mother Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria (Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians)





Royal house Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born) Savoy (marriage)
Consort Princess of Piedmont January 8, 1930-May 9, 1946
Queen consort May 9, 1946-June 12, 1946
Tenure 26 days
Predecessor Princess Elena of Montegegro
Successor Italian monarchy abolished





Siblings
Second of three children (2 brothers)
Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (King Leopold III of the Belgians)
Prince Charles, Count of Flanders





Married January 8, 1930 Royal Palace of the Quirinale, Rome
Spouse King Umberto II of Italy (then Prince Umberto, Prince of Piedmont)





Issue (4)
(1 son, 3 daughters)
Princess Maria Pia of Savoy
Prince Vittorio, Prince of Naples
Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy





Grandchildren (10)
(7 grandsons, 2 granddaughters)
Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia*
Prince Michael of Yugoslavia*
Prince Sergius of Yugoslavia*
Princess Helene of Yugoslavia*
Rafael Corvalan-Reyna y de Saboya
Patrizio Corvalan-Reyna y de Saboya
Marie de Balkany
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Venice and Piedmont
Azaea Corvalan-Reyna y de Saboya

*Two sets of twins*





Died January 27, 2001 Cantonal Hospital, Geneva (age 94)
Place of burial Cistercian Abbey of Hautecombe, Savoy, France





Titles
HRH Princess of Belgium, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
HRH Princess of Belgium
HRH Princess of Piedmont, Princess of Belgium
HM Queen of Italy





Paternal grandparents
Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders
Princess Marie-Louise of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

Paternal great-grandparents
King Leopold I of the Belgians
Princess Louise-Marie of Orleans (Queen Louise-Marie of the Belgians)
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Princess Josephine of Baden





Maternal grandparents
Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal

Maternal great-grandparents
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Princess Ludovika in Bavaria
King Miguel I of Portugal
Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Werthein-Rosenberg