Vittorio Amedeo II, Duke of Savoy

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Birthname | Vittorio Amedeo Sebastiano | ||||
born on | 14 May 1666 (greg.) at 12:15 (= 12:15 PM ) | ||||
Place | Turin, Italy, 45n03, 7e40 | ||||
Timezone | LMT m7e40 (is local mean time) | ||||
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Biography
Italian royalty, Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. Having fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, he became king of Sicily in 1713 but he was forced to exchange this title and instead became king of Sardinia to which his direct descendants claim as part of the Kingdom of Italy. Vittorio Amedeo (English: Victor Amadeus) left a considerable cultural influence in Turin remodeling the Royal Palace of Turin, Palace of Venaria, Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi as well as building the Basilica of Superga where he rests, having died on 31 October 1732 aged 66.
Relationships
- parent->child relationship with Carlo Emanuele III, King of Sardinia (born 27 April 1701)
- parent->child relationship with Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain (born 17 September 1688 (greg.))
- parent->child relationship with Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (born 6 December 1685 (greg.))
- parent->child relationship with Vittorio Amedeo, Prince of Piedmont (born 6 May 1699 (greg.))
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from "Anna Maria d'Orleans: regina di Sardegna duchessa di Savoia, Saint-Cloud 27 agosto 1669-Torino 26 agosto 1728" by Maria Teresa Reineri (Centro studi piemontesi, 2006), p. 55: "Nell'atto di nascita e battesimo conservato negli archivi di corte a Torino, Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia dichiara che il principe suo figliolo è nato alle dodici e un quarto, ora d'Italia, o sette e tre quarti del mattino, ora di Francia, di venerdì 14 maggio 1666."
Translation: In the act of birth and baptism in the archives of the court in Turin, Carlo Emanuele II of Savoy declares that the prince, his son, was born at twelve-fifteen, now in Italy, or seven-forty-five in the morning, now in France, on Friday, 14 May 1666.
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Savoy)