Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine

Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine (15 October 1711 3 July 1741) was Queen of Sardinia as the wife of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia. She was born a Princess of Lorraine as the daughter of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans. She became the coadjutor bishop of Remiremont Abbey in 1734, before her marriage to Charles Emmanuel III. She died from puerperal fever, after childbirth.

Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
Portrait attributed to Giovanni Panealbo
Queen consort of Sardinia
Tenure1 April 1737 3 July 1741
Born(1711-10-15)15 October 1711
Château de Lunéville, Duchy of Lorraine
Died3 July 1741(1741-07-03) (aged 29)
Palace of Venaria, Turin
Burial1786
Spouse
(m. 1737)
Issue
Detail
  • Carlo, Duke of Aosta
  • Princess Maria Vittoria
  • Benedetto, Duke of Chablais
HouseLorraine
FatherLeopold, Duke of Lorraine
MotherÉlisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
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