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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

Anna of Orleans (b.1689-d.1728)
Anna Canalis of Cumiana[?] and had children including:

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

preceded by Carlo Emanuele II

succeeded by Carlo Emanuele III

See also: Kings of Savoy

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