What is Marie Joséphine of Savoy?
{{Infobox Royalty | full name =[[Italian language|Italian]]: ''Maria Giuseppina Luigia'' | title = [[List of consorts of Provence|Countess of Provence]] | image = Marie Josephine de Savoie comtesse de Provence.jpg | caption = Portrait by [[Jean-Martial Frédou]] | birth_date = {{Birth date|1753|09|02|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Royal Palace of Turin]], [[Turin]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1810|11|13|1753|09|02|df=y}} | death_place = [[Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire]], [[England]] | spouse = {{marriage|[[Louis XVIII of France]]|1771}} | house = [[House of Savoy|Savoy]] | father = [[Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia]] | mother = [[Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain]] | place of burial = [[Cagliari Cathedral]], [[Cagliari]] | religion = [[Roman Catholicism]] | signature = Signature of the Countess of Provence at the baptism of her nephew the Duke of Berry.jpg }} '''Marie Joséphine of Savoy''' (Maria Giuseppina Luigia; 2 September 1753 – 13 November 1810) was the wife of the future [[Louis XVIII of France]]. She was a princess of Savoy by birth, became the titular Queen consort, and was known by her title: Her Royal Highness, Countess of Provence (''comtesse de Provence''). ==Family== She was born at the Royal Palace of Turin on 2 September 1753 and was the third child and second daughter of [[Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia|Victor Amadeus]] and his wife the Spanish [[Infante|Infanta]] [[Maria Antonia of Spain]]. At the time of her birth her grandfather, [[Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia]], was the [[King of Sardinia]]. ==Marriage== Maria Giuseppina was engaged to the French Prince [[Louis XVIII of France|Louis Stanislas of France]]. He was known as the Count of Provence. They were married on 16 April 1771 ''by proxy'' in the Turin. They were married in person on 14 May 1771 at the [[Palace of Versailles]]. A luxurious ball followed the wedding on 20 May. She was considered to be ugly. Louis Stanislas hated his wife. We know today that these rumors were created by those who supported [[Marie Antoinette]] as a