Maria Jose of Savoy, Queen

Maria Jose of Savoy, Queen
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Maria José Charlotte Henrietta Gabriella of Saxe-Coburg 
      Belgian-born Italian royal (b. Aug. 4, 1906, Ostend, Belg.—d. Jan. 27, 2001, Geneva, Switz.), was the last queen of Italy for 27 days, from May 9, 1946, when her husband succeeded his father as King Umberto II, until the Italian electorate voted to abolish the monarchy on June 2. While living in forced exile in Switzerland, Maria José, the daughter of King Albert I of Belgium, wrote books on Italian and Belgian royals. Although the Italian constitution banished all members of the royal House of Savoy, after her husband's death (1983) she was allowed (1988) to visit Italy as a private citizen.

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