Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais
Prince Benedetto | |
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Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia | |
Mother | Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine |
Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (Benedetto Maria Maurizio; 21 June 1741 – 4 January 1808) was an Italian nobleman and military leader.
Biography
Chablais was born at the
Known alternatively as Benedetto or Maurizio, at the time of his birth, he was third in line to the Sardinian throne after his oldest half brother
His uncle Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor[a] proposed his daughter Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria as a prospective wife but the marriage between the two never materialised. The Emperor wanted the marriage to encourage ties between the House of Lorraine and the House of Savoy.[b]
In 1753 his father gave what is now the Palazzo Chiablese as his personal residence. It was under Savoy that the building would be embellished under the direction of Benedetto Alfieri, a popular Savoyard architect of the era.[3]
In 1763 his father granted him the
Chablais married
Noted as a good soldier
He died in Rome aged 66 and was buried at the church of San Nicolo dei Cesarini then later moved to the Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin.[1] At his death the title of Duke of Chablais reverted to the crown.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate | |||||||||||||
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Notes
- Empress Maria Theresa
- Duke of Teschenin 1766
- ^ who became king in 1773
- Charles Emmanuel IVand queen consort since October 1796
References
- ^ a b c d "Savoia". Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ a b Reale Accademia di Medicine. 1869. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
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ignored (help) - ^ Alberto Virgilio, Napoleon Turin, Turin, rep.1989, ed. Viglongo
- ^ a b "Storia di Agliè". Archived from the original on 2010-06-22. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
- ^ Artemont. Louis Leopold d', A Sister of Louis XVI; Marie-Clotilde de france, queen of Sardinia (1759-1802), London, London, 1911, pg.86
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 27.
External links
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