Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy
Francis Hyacinth | |||||
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Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy | |||||
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy | ||||
Mother | Christine of France |
Francis Hyacinth (
Christine Marie
.
Biography
Born at the
Christine Marie of France. As the heir to the Savoyard throne, he was styled as the Prince of Piedmont
. His parents had another son who had died in 1628 before the birth of Francis Hyacinth.
At his father's death in October 1637, he succeeded and his mother took power having been claimed regent. While Duke of Savoy he also held the subsidiary titles of
Castle of Valentino, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Emmanuel II. The infant was buried at the Sacra di San Michele
in Turin.
Ancestry
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