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Encyclopedia > Victor Amadeus II of Savoy

Victor Amadeus II (b.May 14, 1666-d.October 31, 1732 was the Duke of Savoy (1675-1720, 1730-1732), first king of Sardinia 1720-1730 and king of Sicily 1713-1718. His mother Marie Jeanne Baptiste was the regent from 1675 to 1684.


He married

1. Anna Maria of Orléans (b. August 27, 1669-d. August 26, 1728)
1. Maria Adelaide (b.1685-d.1712) married Louis, duke of Burgundy and had a son:
Louis XV of France
2. Maria Louise (b.1688-d.1714 married Philip V of Spain
3. Victor Amadeus (Vittorio Amedeo) d.1715, prince of Piedmont
4. Carlo Emanuele III
2. Anna Teresa Canalis di Cumiana
3. (Mistress) Jeanne Baptiste d'Albret de Luynes
5. Vittorio Francesco di Savoie, Marchese di Susa. (b.1694)., issue from Donna Lucretia de Castro dei Duchi di Taurisano.
5.1. Donna Caterina di Savoie, (b.1713-d.1779), married Conte Giorgio Magro.


Preceded by:
Charles Emmanuel II		 Duke of Savoy
1675-1730		 Succeeded by:
Charles Emmanuel III
Preceded by:
Emperor Charles VI		 King of Sardinia
1720-1730
Preceded by:
Philip IV		 King of Sicily
1713-1720		 Succeeded by:
Charles IV



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