Marriage and Issue
On 23 January 1939, Maria Francesca married Prince Luigi Carlo of Bourbon-Parma, a younger son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal. Her husband was a brother of Zita, Empress of Austria, among many others. They had four children, all of whom were born at Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), France. They were:
- Guy Sixte Louis Robert Victor de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (or Prince Guy de Bourbon-Parma; Italian: Principe Guido di Parma; 7 August 1940 – 10 March 1991), married Brigitte Peu-Duvallon and had a son, Prince Louis;
- Rémy François de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (14 July 1942 –), married Laurence Dufresne d'Arganchy and had issue, Prince Tristan and Princess Aude;
- Chantal Marie de Bourbon, Princess of Parma (24 November 1946 –), married Panagiotis Skinas and had issue (Helene Skinas and Alexandre Skinas, both born in London), married secondly François-Henri Georges;
- Jean Bernard Rémy de Bourbon, Prince of Parma (15 October 1961 –), married Virginia Roatta and had issue, Princes Armoud and Christophe.
She died at Mandelieu, France, in 2001.
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