Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours
Johanna Maria of Savoy, full name Maria Johanna Baptista of Savoy (* April 11, 1644 in Paris, † March 15, 1724 in Turin) was by marriage Duchess of Savoy, Countess of Geneva and regent for her son Victor Amadeus II
Life
Maria Johanna was the eldest daughter of Charles Amadeus of Savoy, the sixth Duke of Nemours, and his wife Élisabeth de Bourbon- Vendôme (1614-1664), only daughter of César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme and his wife Françoise de Lorraine - Mercœur. Maternal great-grandfather of the French King Henry IV was your younger sister, Maria Francisca Elisabeth of Savoy, was by marriage Queen of Portugal.
Since her father had begotten no sons, she and her sister were in demand according Erbtöchter of its goods and. In 1662, she became engaged to the Duke of Lorraine Charles V, but for reasons of state, the engagement was dissolved. On May 10, 1665 married Princess Maria Baptista in Paris the Duke Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy, the third son of Duke Victor Amadeus I and his wife Princess Maria Christina of France, known as Madame Royal. The marriage went forth a son:
- Victor Amadeus II (1666-1732), Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia - Piedmont ∞ 1684 Anne Marie d' Orléans
After the early death of her husband, the ambitious and energetic dowager took over the regency for her young son. The relationship with him was strained, as they tried to keep the reins after the formal coming of age in 1680 in his hand. She tried to regain the Portuguese throne for her son, because the first marriage of her sister to the King Alfonso VI. had no children of Portuguese and whose second marriage to his younger brother, King Peter II, only one daughter, the Infanta Isabella Louise Josepha (1668-1690), it was evident that Victor Amadeus should marry. Had the Portuguese king remained without son, Victor Amadeus would become his successor after his death. However, Victor Amadeus was against the project, because he would have had to live as a prince consort in Portugal, while the mother had continued to govern his family seat. The marriage failed due to a serious illness of the heir, of which is not known whether it was real or faked. After re- marriage of her brother and the birth of the Portuguese heir to the throne of the plan was made final to naught. 1684 married Victor Amadeus, a French princess, Maria Johanna moved reluctantly to her widow seat and died on 15 March 1724 in Turin.