Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy
Princess Maria Anna Victoria of Savoy (German: Maria Anna Victoria von Savoyen; 11 September 1683 – 11 October 1763) was the daughter of Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy, Count of Soissons, and Uranie de La Cropte de Beauvais.
Princess Maria Anna Victoria | |
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| Princess Joseph of Saxe-Hilburghausen Duchess in Saxony | |
 Princess Maria Anna Vittoria of Savoy, by an unknown artist | |
| Born | 11 September 1683 |
| Died | 11 October 1763 (aged 80) Turin, Italy |
| Noble family | House of Savoy-Carignano (by birth) House of Saxe-Hildburghausen (by marriage) |
| Spouse(s) | Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1738–1757; marriage dissolved) |
| Father | Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons |
| Mother | Uranie de La Cropte de Beauvais |
Biography
She was styled Mademoiselle de Soissons prior to her marriage. She was the niece of Prince Eugene of Savoy, the great general and statesman of imperial Austria, and a patron of the arts whom she had never met.[1] Upon Eugene's death in 1736, as his closest relative, Maria Anna Victoria inherited his immense possessions in Austria, which she then proceeded to quickly sell off at cut rate prices. His mansions, vast art collections (with an estimated 400 pictures), antique furniture, old masters, statues, even his wartime medals, the sword given to him by Anne, Queen of Great Britain, for his part in the War of the Spanish Succession and the portrait given to him by Emperor Joseph were sold; nothing was spared.[2] Only his library and his favourite palace, the Belvedere were purchased by the Emperor,[3] while Schlosshof and the Stadtpalais went to Maria Theresa.[2]
The bitterness of every Austrian against Maria Anna Victoria as she proceeded with the liquidation was expressed in a couplet which was pinned on her door:[2]
Est-il possible que du prince Eugene la gloire
Soit ternie par une si vilaine Victoire
Is it possible, that Prince Eugene’s glory
Be tarnished by such an ugly Victoria
Last years
Embellished with her fantastic dot, fifty-two-year-old Princess Maria Anna Victoria. married on 17 April 1738 German officer and Feldzeugmeister of the Imperial Army Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen, the union ended in divorce in 1757 with no children.
She then lived for a time in France, and eventually died in Turin, Italy, in 1763 at the age of 80.
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References
- McKay, Baker & von Savoyen 1977, p. 203.
- Henderson 2002, p. 291.
- The Edinburgh Review, Or Critical Journal. Early British periodicals. Longmans, Green & Company. 1862. p. 546.
Sources
- Henderson, N. (2002). Prince Eugen of Savoy: A Biography. A Phoenix Press Paperback. Phoenix. ISBN 978-1-84212-597-7.
- McKay, D.; Baker, D.V.; von Savoyen, E.P. (1977). Prince Eugene of Savoy. Men in office. Thames and Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-87007-5.
