Family
Maria Clotilde was the eldest of eight children born to Victor Emmanuel, King of Savoy by his first wife and cousin Archduchess Adelaide of Austria. Her father would later become the King of a united Italy as Victor Emmanuel II of Italy.
Maria Clotilde's paternal grandparents were Charles Albert of Sardinia and Maria Theresa of Tuscany.
Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Rainer of Austria and Elisabeth of Savoy. Rainer was a younger son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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