This image shows Crown Princess Marie Jose of Italy and Princess Konrad of Bavaria at the opening of the Bayreuth festival in 1930. Princess Konrad was born Princess Maria Bona Margherita Albertina Vittoria of Savoy (1896-1971). She was the third of six children of Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa, and Princess Isabelle of Bavaria.
Princess Bona married her second cousin, Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883-1969), in January 1921. Konrad was the youngest son of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Archduchess Gisela of Austria, the eldest daughter of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.
Crown Princess Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle of Italy (1906-2001) was the only daughter of King Albert I of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, who was the niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She married Crown Prince Umberto of Italy (1904-1983) in January 1930.
Princess Bona's maternal aunt, Queen Margherita was the consort of King Umberto I. Their son, King Vittorio Emanuele, was Bona's first cousin.
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Was Bona really named Princess Konrad?
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All European royals are related. It was the tradition in the German royal families for the wife to be styled by her husband's name. The British still do this for the wives of princes who are not dukes. Princess Michael of Kent.
ReplyDeletePrincess Bona was HRH Princess Konrad of Bavaria