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Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
Not to be confused with Maria Luisa of Savoy.
Princess Marie Louise Thérèse of Savoy (Maria Luisa Teresa; 8 September 1749 – 3 September 1792) was born a Princess of Savoy.
She was later married to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon a member of the House of Bourbon.
Princess de lamballe biography definition
In France she was known as the "princesse de Lamballe". She was a close friend of Queen Marie Antoinette. She, like the queen, was killed in the French Revolution. There was national hatred of the Italian-born princess who, along with the Duchess of Polignac, were part of the queen's inner circle.
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[change | change source]Maria Luisa was born in Turin in 1749.[1] She was the daughter of a Prince of Carignan at the Palazzo Carignano. She was the sixth of eight children.
Her father was a distant cousin of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia Maria Luisa's mother was a sister of the late Queen Polyxena.[source?]