Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy

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Maria Luisa was traveling to Barcelona, Spain for her marriage to Phillip V and stopped at Nice, France where she met Pope Clement XI. He gave her a Golden Rose. He gave to her on Sep 20, 1701, it was a ritualistic gift for a young princess.
The Golden Rose is a gold ornament, which popes of the Catholic Church have traditionally blessed annually. Recipients have included churches and sanctuaries, royalty, military figures and governments.

She was the third daughter of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (1666 - 1732), Duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily and Sardinia , and his wife Anne Marie of Orléans, daughter of Philippe I of Orléans and Henrietta Anne Stuart.

On November 2, 1701 Maria Louisa , just under 13 years old , married the younger brother of her brother-in-law, Philip, duc d'Anjou who had just become king Philip V of Spain .

In 1702 the long and ruinous War of Spanish Succession broke out. Maria Louisa proved to have what it takes to be a great queen by making herself admired in Madrid. She also started to impose some order in the junta, and led by her example at least some individuals and cities to start supporting the government with troops and money.

She had a great influence on her husband, but was herself dominated by the Princess des Ursins.

After her death two of her son, her youngest and oldest, were to become Kings of Spain

She died in 1714 in her 27th year like her sister Marie Adelaide of Savoy, her aunt Marie Louise d'Orléans and her grand-mother Princess Henrietta-Anne of England. She was nicknamed La Savoyana by her adoring subjects and was well loved in Spain.