Christine of France

Christine of France
Christine in 1633 holding onto the Savoyard Coronet; in the background is the Castello del Valentino where she lived from 1630
Duchess consort of Savoy
Tenure	26 July 1630 – 7 October 1637
Born	(1606-02-10)10 February 1606 Palais du Louvre, Paris, France
Died	27 December 1663(1663-12-27) (aged 57) Palazzo Madama, Turin, Savoy
Burial	Basilica of Sant'Andrea
Spouse	Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ​ ​ (m. 1619; died 1637)​
Issue Detail	Princess Luisa Cristina Francis Hyacinth Charles Emmanuel II Margaret Yolande, Duchess of Parma Henrietta Adelaide, Electress of Bavaria Princess Catherine Beatrice
Full name Christine Marie de France
House	Bourbon
Father	Henry IV of France
Mother	Marie de' Medici
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Christine of France (Christine Marie; 10 February 1606 – 27 December 1663) was the second daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de Medici. A sister of Louis XIII, she was married to the future Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy in 1619 aged fourteen. She was said to be volatile and frivolous. Educated at the French court, she introduced French culture into Savoy. Her husband succeeded to the Savoyard throne in 1637 and thus Christine became Duchess of Savoy through marriage. At the death of Victor Amadeus I in 1637, Christine was created regent in the name of her son Francis Hyacinth. However, at the death of Francis Hyacinth in 1638, the throne went to her second surviving son who became Charles Emmanuel II. Officially regent till 1648, she maintained huge influence within the Savoyard government at the time which only ended at her death in 1663.