Marie-José of Belgium[a] (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 34-day tenure as queen consort earned her the nickname "the May Queen" (Italian: la regina di maggio).

Jan 8, 2024 · Marie-José is famous for being the last Queen of Italy. Born on August 4, 1906, in Ostend, Belgium, Marie-José was the youngest child of King Albert I and Queen Elisabeth of Belgium. She grew up in a simple and modern royal family, and received education in England, Italy and Belgium.

Jan 28, 2021 · Born Princess Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle of Belgium on 4 August 1906, she was the youngest child and only daughter of the future King Albert I of Belgium and Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria.

Marie-José of Belgium was queen consort of Italy from May to June of 1946, earning her the nickname “the May Queen”. But her short reign was full of drama, intrigue, subterfuge and scandalous affairs with history’s most controversial men.

The intelligent and spirited daughter of Albert I, king of Belgium, and Queen Elizabeth of Bavaria , Marie José married into the Italian House of Savoy in 1930, becoming the bride of Umberto II, the handsome and self-indulgent heir to the throne.

Marie José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. Her 35-day tenure as queen consort earned her the affectionate nickname "the May Queen".

Princess Marie José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle of Belgium was born on August 4, 1906, in Ostend, Belgium, the youngest child and only daughter of the future King Albert I of Belgium and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.

Jan 8, 2025 · Crown Prince Umberto of Italy married Princess Marie-José of Belgium in a Roman Catholic Ceremony officiated by Cardinal Pietro Maffi, the Archbishop of Pisa in the Cappella Paolina (Pauline Chapel) of the Palazzo del Quirinale.

Marie-José of Belgium (Marie-José Charlotte Sophie Amélie Henriette Gabrielle; 4 August 1906 – 27 January 2001) was the last Queen of Italy. As she was only Queen for 34 days she got the nickname "the may queen".

Aug 5, 2017 · As Crown Princess of Italy, she met Hitler, in 1940, during a visit to Berchtesgaden, where she went to plead the humanitarian cause of the Belgians. Although Hitler’s answer was a clear No, he was struck by her beauty, famously saying …