Victor Emmanuel I
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| Victor Emmanuel I | |
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Castle of Moncalieri, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia | |
| Burial | , Turin |
| Spouse |
Maria Teresa of Austria-Este (m. 1789) |
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia | |
| Mother | Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
| Signature |  |
Victor Emmanuel I (
Biography
Victor Emmanuel was born on 24 July 1754 at the
Victor Emmanuel was known from birth as the
Charles Emmanuel and his family were forced to withdraw to Sardinia, which was the only part of his domains not conquered by the French. Charles Emmanuel himself took little interest in the rule of Sardinia, living with his wife on the mainland in Naples and Rome until his wife's death in 1802, which led the childless Charles Emmanuel to abdicate the throne in favour of his younger brother.
Victor Emmanuel took the throne on 4 June 1802 as Victor Emmanuel I. He ruled Sardinia from Cagliari for the next twelve years, during which time he constituted the Carabinieri, a Gendarmerie corps, still existing as one of the main branches of the military of Italy.
Victor Emmanuel could return to
He nurtured expansionist ambitions in
However, Victor Emmanuel was not willing to grant a liberal constitution as desired by the revolutionaries, so he
Thereafter Victor Emmanuel lived in several cities until 1824, when he returned to the
Family and children
On 21 April 1789, he married
They had six daughters and one son who died very young:
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- Maria Adelaide Clothilde Xaveria Borbonia of Savoy (1 October 1794 – 2 August 1795); died in infancy.
- Charles Emanuel (3 September 1796 – 9 August 1799); died of smallpox.
- A daughter (13 November 1800 – 10 January 1801)
- Maria Teresa Fernanda Felicitas Gaetana Pia of Savoy (19 September 1803 – 16 July 1879); married Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799–1883).
- Maria Anna Ricciarda Carlotta Margherita Pia of Savoy (19 September 1803 – 4 May 1884); married Ferdinand I of Austria.
- Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elise of Savoy (14 November 1812 – 21 January 1836); married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
As a descendant of Henrietta of England, he carried the Jacobite claim to the thrones of England and Scotland.
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Victor Emmanuel I Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma | ||||||||||||||||
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| 14. Odoardo Farnese, Hereditary Prince of Parma | ||||||||||||||||
| 29. Isabella d'Este | ||||||||||||||||
| 7. Elisabeth Farnese | ||||||||||||||||
| 30. Philip William, Elector Palatine | ||||||||||||||||
| 15. Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg | ||||||||||||||||
| 31. Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt | ||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ 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. 26.
Further reading
- Segre, A. (1928). Vittorio Emanuele I. Turin.
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External links
- . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
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