Victor Amadeus I Duke Of SAVOY

Male 1587 - 1637  (50 years)


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  • Name Victor Amadeus I Duke Of SAVOY  [1
    Birth 08 May 1587  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 07 Oct 1637  [1
    Notes 
    • Victor Amadeus I (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia, May 8, 1587 - October 7, 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular King of Cyprus and Jerusalem.

      Biography
      He was born in Turin to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Spain. He spent much of his childhood at the Spanish court in Madrid. When his brother prince Filippo Emanuele died, he became legitimate heir to the duchy and received the loyalty swore of the court at Racconigi on January 21, 1607.

      After a crisis with relationships with Spain, he was married to Louis XIII of France's daughter Christine Marie.

      Victor Amadeus became Duke of Savoy after his father's death in 1630. Charles Emmanuel's policies had brought a great instability in the relationships with France and Spain, and troops were needed to defend the Duchy. As money was lacking to recruit mercenaries or train indigenous soldiers, Victor Amadeus signed a peace treaty with Spain. With the Treaty of Cherasco, Savoy was given back Pinerolo, although, according to a secret point of the agreement, that important stronghold was to remain to France in exchange of Geneve.

      Subsequently, under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu, Victor Amadeus attempted to create an anti-Spanish league in Italy. In 1637 he crushed a Spanish army at battle of Mombaldone.

      On September 25 1637, Victor Amadeus fell ill after a dinner offered by the Duke of CrÈqui. Carried to Turin, he died here on October 7.
    Person ID I48257  Main Tree
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2019 

    Father Charles Emmanuel I Of SAVOY,   b. 12 Jan 1562, Rivoli, Piedmont Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1630 (Age 68 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Catherine Michelle Of SPAIN,   b. 10 Oct 1567, Madrid, Spain Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Nov 1597, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 11 Mar 1585  Saragosa, Spain Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F18489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christine Marie Duchess Of SAVOY,   b. 12 Feb 1606   d. 27 Dec 1663 (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage 1619  [1
    Children 
     1. Louis Amadeus Of SAVOY,   b. 1622, Turin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1628, Turin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Birth]
     2. Luisa Cristina Of SAVOY,   b. 27 Jul 1629, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1692, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
     3. Francis Hyacinth Of SAVOY,   b. 14 Sep 1632, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Oct 1638, Castello del Valentino Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Charles Emmanuel II Of SAVOY,   b. 20 Jun 1634, Palace of Venaria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jun 1675 (Age 40 years)  [Birth]
     5. Margaret Yolande Of SAVOY,   b. 15 Nov 1635, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Apr 1663, Parma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [Birth]
    +6. Henrietta Adelaide Marie Of SAVOY,   b. 6 Nov 1636, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Mar 1676, Munich Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Birth]
     7. Caterine Beatrice Of SAVOY,   b. 6 Nov 1636, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Aug 1637, Turin, Piedmont, Savoy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F17509  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S03581] Wikipedia Encyclopedia.