Princess Leopoldina of Savoy (Leopoldina Maria; 21 December 1744 – 17 April 1807) was a Princess of Savoy and later the Princess of Melfi, as wife of Giovanni ''Andrea'' VI Doria-Pamphilj-Landi, (13) Prince of Melfi. She was the older sister of the ''

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Biography

Leopoldina Maria, Princess of Savoy was born at the

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in Turin, the capital of the

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. She was the third child of ten, she was her parents' second daughter. Her father Louis Victor of Savoy was the

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and head of the cadet branch of the

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which ruled over

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. Her mother was a daughter of the

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and was a sister of the late Queen Polyxena of Sardinia, wife of

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. As such, Charles Emmanuel's children were Leopoldina's first cousins including the future

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. She received a good education and was fluent in French,

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, and

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. Her brothers included

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, grandfather of King

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. Her younger brother was Eugenio, Count of Villafranca, founder of the Villafranca line of the Princes of Carignano. The second of six daughters, her most famous sister was

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, future wife of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon and friend of

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and immortalised as the ''princesse de Lamballe''. Her other sisters included Princes Charlotte who was a nun; Princess Caterina who married a

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, and was the Princess of Paliano by marriage. Another was Princess Gabrielle who married into the

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. She was married to Andrea IV Doria-Pamphilj-Landi, a member of the wealthy Doria-Pamphilj-Landi who were of Genoese origin. Andrea IV who was a frequent at the court at the

Royal Palace of Turin The Royal Palace of Turin ( it, Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1 ...

and the

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, the latter of which was a personal residence of the Princes of Carignano. Leopoldina married the Prince of Melfi on 6 May 1767 and arrived in Rome on 20 June 1767. Once in Rome, her husband established them in the

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, present site of Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome. She died there in 1807 aged 62. The present Doria-Pamphilj-Landi descend from her.

Issue

*''Donna'' Anna Doria-Pamphilj-Landi (15 November 1770 – 1835) married Marchese Giovanni Battista Serra, no issue; *''Don'' Don Luigi Doria-Pamphili-Landi, Prince of Valmontore (24 October 1779 – 26 January 1838) married Donna Teresa Orsini and had issue; *''Donna'' Eugenia Doria-Pamphilj-Landi (1 June 1786 – 23 July 1841) married Don Marino Francesco Caracciolo, Prince of Avellino and had issue.

Ancestry

References and notes

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