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The Duchess of Genoa was a title bestowed on the wife of the Duke of Genoa. When Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, the Duchess of Genoa, remarried following her husband's death in 1855, her rank and status became a subject of intense diplomatic negotiation between the King of Saxony and the King of Sardinia. [1] She died in 1912 with the title of Dowager Duchess. [2]
| Picture | Name | Father | Birth | Marriage | Became Duchess | Ceased to be Duchess | Death | Husband |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily | Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (Bourbon) | 17 January 1779 | 6 April 1807 | 7 January 1815 | 12 March 1821 became queen | 11 March 1849 | Prince Charles Felix |
 | Elisabeth of Saxony | John of Saxony (Wettin) | 4 February 1830 | 22 April 1850 | 14 August 1912 (Husband died in 1855; title at death was Dowager Duchess) [2] | Prince Ferdinand | ||
 | Isabella of Bavaria | Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (Wittelsbach) | 31 August 1863 | 14 April 1883 | 26 February 1924 | Prince Thomas | ||
 | Maria Luigia Alliaga Gandolfi | Carlo, conte di Ricaldone, conte di Borghetto, Montegrosso e Pornas | 22 October 1899 | 28 February 1938 | 24 June 1963 husband's death | 19 July 1986 | Prince Ferdinando | |
 | Lydia of Arenberg | Engelbert-Maria, 9th Duke of Arenberg (Arenberg) | 1 April 1905 | 30 April 1928 | 24 June 1963 husband's accession | 23 July 1977 | Prince Filiberto | |
 | Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies | Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria (Bourbon-Two Sicilies) | 9 July 1908 | 30 April 1928 | 7 September 1990 husband's accession | 8 December 1996 husband's death | 3 November 2001 | Prince Eugenio |
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