▁Sav oy ▁( 1 8 0 3 – 1 8 7 9 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁tw in ▁daughters ▁of ▁King ▁Victor ▁Em manuel ▁I ▁of ▁S ardin ia . ▁The ▁wed ding ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Lu cca ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁Maria ▁Ther esa , ▁who ▁turned ▁sevent een ▁two ▁weeks ▁after ▁the ▁wed ding , ▁was ▁tall ▁and ▁beautiful . ▁They ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most ▁hand some ▁royal ▁couple . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁▁ ▁Lu isa ▁Frances ca ▁( 2 9 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁– ▁ 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 2 3 ) ▁ ▁Charles ▁III , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Par ma ▁( 1 8 2 3 – 1 8 5 4 ) ▁ ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁was ▁w itt y , ▁char ming ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁gre g ari ous ▁nature . ▁Maria ▁Ther esa ▁was ▁mel anch ol ic ▁and , ▁unlike ▁her ▁husband , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁deeply ▁dev out ▁Catholic . ▁They ▁were ▁a ▁mismatch ed ▁couple ▁who ▁lived ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁married ▁life ▁apart ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁" E ven ▁if ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁love ", ▁Charles ▁Louis ▁later ▁commented , ▁" there ▁was ▁respect ". ▁ ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lu cca ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁Charles ▁Louis ' ▁mother ▁died ▁and ▁he ▁succeeded ▁her ▁as ▁Charles ▁I , ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lu cca . ▁A ged ▁twenty - five , ▁he ▁inherited ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁well ▁kept