Encyclopedia > Victor Amadeus I of Savoy

  Article Content

Victor Amadeus I of Savoy

Victor Amadeus I (b.May 8, 1587-d.October 7, 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637.

He married Maria Christina (b.1606-d.1663), Regent of the Duchy from 1637 to 1663 and a daughter of Henry IV of France. They had children including:

  1. Francis Hyacinth
  2. Carlo Emanuele
  3. Margaret Yolande d.1663, married Ranuccio II of Farnese[?]
  4. Adelaide Henrietta d.1676, married Ferdinand Maria[?] of Wittelsbach, Elector of Bavaria

preceded by Carlo Emanuele I
succeeded by Francesco Giacinto

See also: Kings of Savoy



All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License

 
  Search Encyclopedia

Search over one million articles, find something about almost anything!
 
 
  
  Featured Article
North Lindenhurst, New York

... 7.5% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are ...

 
 
 
This page was created in 99.5 ms