What is Margherita of Savoy?
{{Infobox royalty |consort = yes | name =Princess Margherita | full name =Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna di Savoia | succession =[[Queen consort of Italy]] | image =Margherita of Savoy, Queen of Italy.jpg | image_size =200px | reign =9 January 1878 &ndash; 29 July 1900 | spouse =[[Umberto I of Italy]] | issue =[[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|Victor Emmanuel III]] | house =[[House of Savoy]] <small>(by birth)</small><br>[[House of Savoy]] <small>(by marriage)</small> | father =Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa | mother =Princess Elisabeth of Saxony | birth_date ={{Birth date|1851|11|20|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Palazzo Chiablese]], [[Turin]],<br/>[[Kingdom of Sardinia]] | death_date ={{Death date and age|1926|1|4|1851|11|20|df=y}} | death_place =Bordighera, [[Italy]] | burial_place =[[Pantheon, Rome]] | signature = Signature of Margherita of Savoy, first Queen of Italy.png |}} '''Margherita of Savoy''' or ''Margaret of Savoy'' (born November 20, 1851 in [[Turin]], died January 4, 1926 in [[Bordighera]]), was an Italian queen of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]] during the reign (1878-1900) of her husband, [[Umberto I of Italy|Humbert I]]. ==Family== She was a daughter of [[Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa]] and [[Elizabeth of Saxony]]. Her paternal grandparents were [[Charles Albert of Sardinia]] and [[Maria Theresia of Austria|Maria Theresa]] of [[Austria]]. Her maternal grandparents were [[John of Saxony]] and [[Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria]]. ==Marriage and child== She married her first cousin Humbert (Prince ''Umberto'' of Savoy) on April 21, 1868. In November 1869, Margherita gave birth to Victor Emmanuel. ==Life== On January 9, 1878, Humbert succeeded as the new King of Italy. She became his Queen consort and remained by his side for the rest of his reign. Humbert was assassinated by anarchist [[Gaetano Bresci]] on July 29, 1900. Margherita supported artists and writers,and the [[Red Cross]], and foun