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Marie-José of Belgium

Marie-José of Belgium

Member of the House of Savoy
Marie-José of Belgium was the last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen". Wikipedia
Born: August 4, 1906, Ostend, Belgium
Died: January 27, 2001 (age 94 years), Thônex, Switzerland
Children: Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, and Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma
Parents: Albert I of Belgium and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
Spouse: Umberto II of Italy (m. 1930)
Grandchildren: Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia, Marie Elizabeth Zellinger de Balkany, and more
Full name: Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle