Margherita of Savoy

Margherita of Savoy, Italian Queen consort (died 1926)

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Born: November 20, 1851
Died: January 4, 1926
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1851

About Margherita of Savoy

Margherita of Savoy (Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna; 20 November 1851 – 4 January 1926) was Queen of Italy by marriage to her first cousin King Umberto I of Italy. She was the daughter of Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, and the mother of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Margherita was born to Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, Duke of Genoa, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony.

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The world when Margherita of Savoy was born

Margherita of Savoy was born in 1851. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1851

Best-selling bookMoby-Dick by Herman Melville

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineGreat Exhibition in London — first World's Fair
Technology milestoneIsaac Singer patents practical sewing machine
World population~1.31B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderMillard Fillmore
U.S. population23.8M

1851 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margherita of Savoy's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1851	2026
Population	23.8M	341 million

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