Career
Maria Vittoria was the second child and second-eldest daughter of Prince Joseph Maria of Savoy, Count of Villafranca and his French noble wife Pauline Bénédictine de Quélen de Vauguyon. Titles and styles 29 September 1814 – 16 June 1837: Her Highness Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy 16 June 1837 – 2 January 1874: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Syracuse.