Maria Luisa of Savoy

Queen Maria Luisa

Maria Luisa of Savoy (17 September 1688 – 14 February 1714) was the first wife of Philip V of Spain. She loved her husband a lot and gave him four children. She had a lot of influence in the government but died exhausted in 1714. Her husband remarried to Elisabeth Farnese in December 1714. She was very popular in Spain.

Family

She married Philip V in 1701 and had four children:

1. Louis I of Spain (25 August 1707 – 31 August 1724) married Louise Élisabeth d'Orléans, no issue.
2. Felipe of Spain (2 July 1709 – 18 July 1709)
3. Felipe Pedro Gabriel of Spain (7 June 1712 – 29 December 1719) died in childhood.
4. Ferdinand VI of Spain (23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759) married Infanta Barbara of Portugal, no issue.