Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Albertina Carolina; 7 December 1770 – 24 November 1851) was a Princess of Saxony and by birth a member of the

House of Wettin The House of Wettin () was a dynasty which included Saxon monarch, kings, Prince Elector, prince-electors, dukes, and counts, who once ruled territories in the present-day German federated states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynas ...

. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of Montléart by marriage.

Early life

Maria Christina was the only surviving child of Prince Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, himself son of King

Augustus III of Poland Augustus III (; – "the Saxon"; ; 17 October 1696 5 October 1763) was List of Polish monarchs, King of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as List of rulers of Saxony, Elector of Saxony i ...

, and his wife, Countess Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska. Her parents married secretly in Warsaw in 1760. The marriage was considered

morganatic Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...

in Saxony. Her mother was created a

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(Princess Franziska Krasińska Wettin) in 1775 by Emperor Emperor Joseph II. ccessed = 2018.11.23/ref>

Biography

Her education was in the hands of several private tutors and governesses. She learned philosophy, geography, literature, music, dance, and was taught several languages ( German, Italian, French, Polish, and English). In Turin on 24 October 1797, she married Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (died 1800). They had two children: * Charles Albert of Savoy-Carignano (2 October 1798 – 28 July 1849),

King of Sardinia Sardinia is traditionally known to have been initially ruled by the Nuragic civilization, which was followed by Greek colonization, conquest by the Carthagians, Carthaginians, and occupied by the Ancient Rome, Romans for around a thousand years, ...

in 1831, who married

Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was the ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position in her own right. She was the sovereig ...

and had issue. * Princess Elisabetta of Savoy-Carignano (13 April 1800 – 25 December 1856), who married Archduke Rainer of Austria and had issue. Three years after his marriage Charles Emmanuel died in a French prison. On 1 February 1810 in Paris she married Julius Maximilian de Montléart, 6th Marquis of Rumont, 1st Prince of Montléart (1787–1865), the son of Marie Louis de Montléart, Comte de Montléart (1753-1837) and his wife, Marie Louise de Rouvroy de Saint-Simon (1763-1834), younger sister of Claude Henri de Rouvroy, Comte de Saint-Simon. They had five children, one son and four daughters: * Jules Maurice, 2nd Prince of Montléart (28 November 1807 – 16 March 1887), legitimized after his parents' marriage. * Louise Bathilde de Montléart (20 January 1809 – 1823), legitimized after her parents' marriage; died young. * Berthe Maria de Montléart (1811–1831), died young. * Frédérique Auguste Marie Xavérine Cunégonde Julie de Montléart (11 November 1814 – 30 March 1885 in Krzyszkowice, by suicide). * Marguerite Julia de Montléart (1822–1832), died young. In 1824 Maria Christina and her second husband bought and restored the

Schloss Wilhelminenberg Wilhelminenberg Castle () is a former palace dating from the early 20th century, which is now a four-star hotel, restaurant and conference facility. It is situated on the eastern slopes of the Gallitzinberg, in the Vienna Woods, Wienerwald western ...

in the district of Gallitzinberg. Maria Christina died in Paris on 24 November 1851, aged 80. She is buried in the Marienstern Abbey.

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