Maria Luisa of Savoy

✶September 17, 1688

†February 14, 1714

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About their life

Princess Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy, nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 1703 and had great influence as a political adviser during the War of the Spanish Succession, during which she was often regent while Philip fought to protect his legitimacy and his place on the throne.

Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)

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Biography from the article Maria Luisa of Savoy on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.