Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.

Victor Amadeus III (Italian Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia, June 26, 1726 - October 16, 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years). ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... The House of Savoy was a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region between Piedmont, Italy, France and French-speaking Switzerland. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Biography

Born in Turin, he was a son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polixena Christina of Hesse-Rheinfels. Torino redirects here. ... Medal of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia. ...

Having succeeded his father in 1773, he soon started works of improvements in the port of Nice, and had dams in the Arce and the road of the Côte built. For the Unix program, see nice_(Unix) This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

During in the Napoleonic Wars, his troops were defeated by the French at the Battle of Millesimo (April 13, 1796). Victor Amadeus was therefore forced to sign the armistice of Cherasco, by which he ceded the fortress of Cuneo, Ceva, Alessandria and Tortona to France, and allowed free passage of the latter's armies towards Italy. He was later also compelled to cede Nice and Savoy. Combatants Allies: Austria[1] Portugal Prussia[1] Russia[2] Spain[3] Sweden United Kingdom[4] Ottoman Empire[5] French Empire Holland Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Naples Duchy of Warsaw Bavaria[6] Saxony[7] Denmark [8] Commanders Archduke Charles Prince Schwarzenberg Karl Mack von Leiberich Gebhard von Blücher Karl... The Battle of Millesimo was one of a seria of small battles that was fought in Northern Italy, in April of 1796. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Cuneo (Coni in Piedmontese), with a population of c. ... Ceva is a town in Italy in the province of Cuneo, region of Piedmont. ... For the Alessandria meteorite of 1860, see Meteorite falls. ... For the medieval scholar Tortona, see Marziano da Tortona Tortona is a comune of Piedmont, in the Province of Alessandria, Italy. ... Flag of Savoy This article is about the historical region of Savoy. ...

He died soon thereafter in the Castle of Moncalieri. One of the towers of the castle. ...

Marriage and issue

Coat of Arms of Kings of Sardinia of House of Savoy after 1720.

He married Maria Antonietta of Bourbon (1729-1785), youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. They had twelve children including: Image File history File links Armoiries_Sardaigne_1720. ... Image File history File links Armoiries_Sardaigne_1720. ... King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ... Elizabeth Farnese, queen of Spain Elizabeth Farnese (October 25, 1692 – July 11, 1766), Queen consort of Spain, also known as Isabel de Farnesio or Isabella Farnese, was the only daughter of Odoardo II Farnese, Duke of Parma. ...

1. Carlo Emanuele IV (1751-1819), married Marie Clotilde of France
2. Marie Elizabeth Charlotte, (1752-1753)
3. Marie Josephine Louise 1753-1810, married Louis XVIII of France
4. Amedeus Alexander, Duke of Montferrat (1754-1755).
5. Marie Thérèse (1756-1805), married Charles X of France
6. Marie Anne (1757-1824), married her uncle Benedetto, Prince of Savoy, Duke of Chablais (1741-1808).
7. Vittorio Emanuele I (1759-1824)
8. Marie Christine Josephine (1760-1768)
9. Maurizio Giuseppe Maria, Duke of Montferrat, (1762-b.1799) unmarried.
10. Marie Caroline Antoniette (1764-1782) married Anton, later king of Saxony.
11. Carlo Felice (1765–1831)
12. Giuseppe Benedetto (1766-1802), Count of Moriana (-1796), and Asti (1796-1802).

Charles Emmanuel IV, King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802. ... Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy (2 September 1753 - 13 November 1810), titular Queen consort of France, wife of Louis XVIII of France, princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont, was born in Turin and died at Hartwell House, English residence of the exiled French Royal family. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Louis XVIII (November 17, 1755 - September 16, 1824) was King of France and Navarre from 1814 (although he declared that he considered his reign to have begun in 1795) until his death in 1824, with a brief break in 1815 due to Napoleons return in the Hundred Days. ... Marie-Thérèse of Savoy (31 January 1756 - 1805), princess of Sardinia and of Piedmont, was the wife of Charles, Comte dArtois, the youngest grandson of Louis XV of France, who would become Charles X of France. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles X (October 9, 1757 – November 6, 1836) ruled as King of France and Navarre from 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated rather than become a constitutional monarch. ... Victor Emmanuel I (July 24, 1759–January 10, 1824) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, and Aosta, and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821. ... Charles Felix April 6, 1765-April 27, 1831 was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831 For all hereditary titles, check Vittorio Amedeo III. He died without issue. ...

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