Anne Marie d'Orléans was born on August 27, 1669 at the château de Saint-Cloud, and died on August 26, 1728 in Turin. During her youth, she was called Mademoiselle de Valois. Anne Marie was a member of House of Bourbon-Orléans. By marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, she became Duchess of Savoy, Queen of Sicily from 1713 to 1720, and then Queen of Sardinia.
She became heiress presumptive with the death of James VII & II's daughter Queen Anne in 1714 which left her and her cousin James as the only surviving grandchildren of Charles I.
In her letters, her stepmother Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate described Anne Marie as "a right virtuous princess who had much merit''. During her 44-year marriage, she always put her own wishes and needs behind those of her husband.
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