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Giovanna of Italy

January 22, 2023

Not to be confused with Joan of Savoy.

Giovanna of Italy (Bulgarian: Йоанна Савойска, Ioanna Savoiska, Italian: Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria) (13 November 1907 – 26 February 2000) was an Italian princess of the House of Savoy who later became the Tsaritsa of Bulgaria by marriage to Boris III of Bulgaria.

Giovanna of Savoy
Giovanna, 1932
Tsaritsa consort of Bulgaria
Tenure25 October 1930 – 28 August 1943
Born(1907-11-13)13 November 1907
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died26 February 2000(2000-02-26) (aged 92)
Estoril, Portuguese Riviera
Burial
Communal Cemetery of Assisi
SpouseBoris III of Bulgaria
IssueMarie Louise, Princess of Koháry
Simeon II of Bulgaria
Names
Italian: Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria
HouseSavoy
FatherVictor Emmanuel III of Italy
MotherElena of Montenegro
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Early life

 
Princess Giovanna of Savoy as a child

Giovanna was born in Rome, the third daughter and the fourth of five children of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Queen Elena, former Princess of Montenegro. Upon her Roman Catholic christening, she was given the names Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria. Her older brother was the future (and last) Italian king Umberto II of Italy.

Tsaritsa of Bulgaria

 
Giovanna of Italy, in 1937, during her reign of Queen consort of Bulgaria

Giovanna married Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria in the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi, Assisi in October 1930, in a Roman Catholic ceremony, attended by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. Bulgarians deemed her a good match, partly because her mother, Elena of Montenegro, was of Slavic ethnicity. At a second ceremony in Sofia, Giovanna (who herself was daughter of a Roman Catholic father and a formerly Orthodox mother) was married in an Eastern Orthodox Church ceremony, bringing her into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. Giovanna adopted the Bulgarian version of her name, Ioanna. Giovanna knew the Pope's Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria, Archbishop Angelo Roncalli, the future Pope John XXIII who was able to help her. She and Boris had two children: Marie Louise of Bulgaria, born in January 1933, and then the future Simeon II of Bulgaria in 1937.[citation needed]

In the years prior to World War II, Tsaritsa Ioanna became heavily involved in charities, including the financing of a children's hospital. During the war she counterbalanced her husband consigning Bulgaria to the Axis by obtaining transit visas to enable a number of Jews to escape to Argentina. Tsar Boris also proved less malleable than Hitler had hoped, and following a meeting in Berlin in August 1943, the Tsar became seriously ill and died, aged 49. Stress and a heart condition were the official reasons for his death.[citation needed]

Ioanna's son, Simeon, became the new tsar and a regency was established, led by his uncle Prince Kyril, who was considered more pliable by the Germans.

In the dying days of the Second World War, Bulgaria was occupied by the Soviet Union. Prince Kyril was tried by a People's Court and subsequently executed. Giovanna and her son Simeon remained under house arrest at Vrana Palace, near Sofia, until 15 September 1946, when the new Communist government gave them 48 hours to leave the country because the state was declared republic after a referendum, although the queen wanted to leave Bulgaria after the execution of Prince Kiril on 1 February 1945.[1]

Late years

 
Royal Monogram of Queen Joanna of Bulgaria
Styles of
Tsaritsa (Queen) Giovanna of the Bulgarians
 
Reference styleHer Majesty
Spoken styleYour Majesty

After initially fleeing to Alexandria in the Kingdom of Egypt, to join her father, King Victor Emmanuel III, they moved on to Madrid. In 1962 Simeon II married and Queen Giovanna moved to Estoril, on the Portuguese Riviera, where she lived for the rest of her life, apart from a brief return to Bulgaria in 1993, when she visited the site of Boris's grave and was present at the reburial of his heart.[citation needed]

She is buried in the Communal Cemetery of Assisi, Italy, where she had married King Boris III in 1930.

Honours

National

Foreign

Arms

 
 Coat of Arms of Queen Giovanna
of Bulgaria

Patronage

Ancestry

Sources

  • Boris III of Bulgaria 1894–1943, by Pashanko Dimitroff, London, 1986, ISBN 0-86332-140-2
  • Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff, Lanham MD., and London, 1987, ISBN 0-8191-5778-3
  • The Daily Telegraph, Obituary for "HM Queen Ioanna of the Bulgarians", London, 28 February 2000.

References

  1. ^ "1946: Истинският референдум". Duma. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e genmarenostrum.com, page with the Italian Royal family members' honours
  3. ^ "The Royal family attended the reception on the occasion of the Day of St. John the Baptist, patron of the Order of Malta | H.M. King Simeon II".
  4. ^ "In living memory of Her Majesty Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria and Princess of Savoy | H.M. King Simeon II".
  5. ^ . www.saintanna.ru. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ . Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
Giovanna of Italy
Born: 13 November 1907 Died: 26 February 2000
Royal titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz 		Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
25 October 1930 – 28 August 1943 		Vacant

January 22, 2023
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Not to be confused with Joan of Savoy Giovanna of Italy Bulgarian Joanna Savojska Ioanna Savoiska Italian Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria 13 November 1907 26 February 2000 was an Italian princess of the House of Savoy who later became the Tsaritsa of Bulgaria by marriage to Boris III of Bulgaria Giovanna of SavoyGiovanna 1932Tsaritsa consort of BulgariaTenure25 October 1930 28 August 1943Born 1907 11 13 13 November 1907Rome Kingdom of ItalyDied26 February 2000 2000 02 26 aged 92 Estoril Portuguese RivieraBurialCommunal Cemetery of AssisiSpouseBoris III of BulgariaIssueMarie Louise Princess of KoharySimeon II of BulgariaNamesItalian Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana MariaHouseSavoyFatherVictor Emmanuel III of ItalyMotherElena of MontenegroReligionRoman Catholicism Contents 1 Early life 2 Tsaritsa of Bulgaria 3 Late years 4 Honours 4 1 National 4 2 Foreign 4 3 Arms 5 Patronage 6 Ancestry 7 Sources 8 ReferencesEarly life Edit Princess Giovanna of Savoy as a child Giovanna was born in Rome the third daughter and the fourth of five children of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Queen Elena former Princess of Montenegro Upon her Roman Catholic christening she was given the names Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria Her older brother was the future and last Italian king Umberto II of Italy Tsaritsa of Bulgaria Edit Giovanna of Italy in 1937 during her reign of Queen consort of Bulgaria Giovanna married Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria in the Basilica of St Francis of Assisi Assisi in October 1930 in a Roman Catholic ceremony attended by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini Bulgarians deemed her a good match partly because her mother Elena of Montenegro was of Slavic ethnicity At a second ceremony in Sofia Giovanna who herself was daughter of a Roman Catholic father and a formerly Orthodox mother was married in an Eastern Orthodox Church ceremony bringing her into conflict with the Roman Catholic Church Giovanna adopted the Bulgarian version of her name Ioanna Giovanna knew the Pope s Apostolic Visitor to Bulgaria Archbishop Angelo Roncalli the future Pope John XXIII who was able to help her She and Boris had two children Marie Louise of Bulgaria born in January 1933 and then the future Simeon II of Bulgaria in 1937 citation needed In the years prior to World War II Tsaritsa Ioanna became heavily involved in charities including the financing of a children s hospital During the war she counterbalanced her husband consigning Bulgaria to the Axis by obtaining transit visas to enable a number of Jews to escape to Argentina Tsar Boris also proved less malleable than Hitler had hoped and following a meeting in Berlin in August 1943 the Tsar became seriously ill and died aged 49 Stress and a heart condition were the official reasons for his death citation needed Ioanna s son Simeon became the new tsar and a regency was established led by his uncle Prince Kyril who was considered more pliable by the Germans In the dying days of the Second World War Bulgaria was occupied by the Soviet Union Prince Kyril was tried by a People s Court and subsequently executed Giovanna and her son Simeon remained under house arrest at Vrana Palace near Sofia until 15 September 1946 when the new Communist government gave them 48 hours to leave the country because the state was declared republic after a referendum although the queen wanted to leave Bulgaria after the execution of Prince Kiril on 1 February 1945 1 Late years Edit Royal Monogram of Queen Joanna of Bulgaria Styles of Tsaritsa Queen Giovanna of the Bulgarians Reference styleHer MajestySpoken styleYour MajestyAfter initially fleeing to Alexandria in the Kingdom of Egypt to join her father King Victor Emmanuel III they moved on to Madrid In 1962 Simeon II married and Queen Giovanna moved to Estoril on the Portuguese Riviera where she lived for the rest of her life apart from a brief return to Bulgaria in 1993 when she visited the site of Boris s grave and was present at the reburial of his heart citation needed She is buried in the Communal Cemetery of Assisi Italy where she had married King Boris III in 1930 Honours EditNational Edit House of Savoy Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus 2 unreliable source Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knight Grand Cross Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta 3rd First Class 2 3 Royal Family of Two Sicilies Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Francis I 4 House of Saxe Coburg Gotha Kohary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Alexander in Diamonds 1933 2 Foreign Edit Austrian Imperial and Royal Family Dame of the Imperial and Royal Order of the Starry Cross 2 Bavarian Royal Family Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Theresa 2 Russian Imperial Family Dame Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of Saint Catherine 5 Yugoslavian Royal Family Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Sava citation needed Arms Edit Coat of Arms of Queen Giovannaof BulgariaPatronage Edit Bulgaria Patron of the 10th Cavalry regiment of Queen Ioanna 6 Ancestry EditAncestors of Giovanna of Italy8 Victor Emmanuel II of Italy4 Umberto I of Italy9 Archduchess Adelaide of Austria2 Victor Emmanuel III of Italy10 Prince Ferdinand Duke of Genoa5 Princess Margherita of Savoy11 Princess Elizabeth of Saxony1 Giovanna of Savoy12 Mirko Petrovic Njegos Grand Voivode of Grahovo6 Nicholas I of Montenegro13 Anastasija Martinovic3 Princess Elena of Montenegro14 Voivode Petar Vukotic7 Milena Vukotic15 Jelena VoivodicSources EditBoris III of Bulgaria 1894 1943 by Pashanko Dimitroff London 1986 ISBN 0 86332 140 2 Crown of Thorns by Stephane Groueff Lanham MD and London 1987 ISBN 0 8191 5778 3 The Daily Telegraph Obituary for HM Queen Ioanna of the Bulgarians London 28 February 2000 References Edit 1946 Istinskiyat referendum Duma 8 September 2016 Retrieved 26 May 2021 a b c d e genmarenostrum com page with the Italian Royal family members honours The Royal family attended the reception on the occasion of the Day of St John the Baptist patron of the Order of Malta H M King Simeon II In living memory of Her Majesty Giovanna Queen of Bulgaria and Princess of Savoy H M King Simeon II SAINTANNA RU Sv Ekateriny www saintanna ru Archived from the original on 13 March 2012 Retrieved 22 May 2022 N V Car Simeon II Shefski polkove Archived from the original on 15 December 2010 Retrieved 15 September 2015 Giovanna of ItalyHouse of SavoyBorn 13 November 1907 Died 26 February 2000Royal titlesVacantTitle last held byEleonore Reuss of Kostritz Tsaritsa of Bulgaria25 October 1930 28 August 1943 VacantMonarchy abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giovanna of Italy amp oldid 1129308822, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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