Princess Maria Beatrice | |||||
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Maria Beatrice of Savoy with Maurizio Arena in 1967
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Naples, Italy |
2 February 1943 ||||
Spouse | Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon (m. 1970) | ||||
Issue | Rafael Reyna-Corvalán y de Saboya Patrizio Reyna-Corvalán y de Saboya Azaea Reyna-Corvalán y de Saboya |
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Umberto II of Italy | ||||
Mother | Princess Marie-José of Belgium |
Full name | |
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Maria Beatrice Elena Margherita Ludovica Caterina Ramona |
Styles of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy |
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Reference style | Her Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Italian royal family |
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HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH Princess Maria Pia Extended family
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HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH The Princess of Naples
HRH Princess Maria Pia
HRH Princess Maria Gabriella
HRH Princess Maria Beatrice
HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina
HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta
Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy (born 2 February 1943) is the youngest daughter of Italy's last King, Umberto II, and his wife, Queen Marie José.
Born Principessa Maria Beatrice Elena Margherita Ludovica Caterina Romana di Savoia, she was the third daughter as well as the fourth and last child of the Prince and Princess of Piedmont, known as "Titti" to family and friends. When she was three years old, her father ruled Italy as Umberto II for slightly over a month, from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946. The family was then exiled and briefly gathered in Portugal, where her parents decided to separate. She and her siblings went with their mother to Switzerland while their father remained in Portugal.
Princess Maria Beatrice attempted to marry Italian actor Maurizio Arena in 1967 but was prevented by her family, who filed a lawsuit claiming that she was mentally unfit to marry. The lawsuit was dropped in early 1968 when the relationship ended.
Titti married Luis Rafael Reyna-Corvalán y Dillon (born 18 April 1939 in Córdoba, Argentina – died 17 February 1999 in Cuernavaca, Mexico), son of Cesar Augusto Reyna-Corvalán and Amalia Maria Dillon Calvo, on 1 April 1970 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. They were also married in a religious ceremony on January 1971 in Córdoba, Argentina. The couple had three children: