Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke o Savoy 12 January 1562 – 26 Julie 1630) known as as "The Great" was the Duke of Savoy from 1580 ill his death in 1630. cried Testa d'feu ("the Hot-Headed") for his rashness an military aggression. His youngest son was created the Prince o Carignano which became a cadet branch o the House of Savoy which would later rule the Kingdom of Italy.

Children

 * 1) Philip Emanuel, Prince o Piedmont (8 April 1586 - 9 February 1605) died young.
 * 2) Victor Amadeus I, Duke o Savoy (8 May 1587 - 7 October 1637),
 * 3) Emanuel Filibert o Savoy,  (April 16 1588 – August 4 1624)  viceroy of Sicily.
 * 4) Margaret of Savoy (28 April 1589 - 26 June 1655) married Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
 * 5) Princess Isabella o Savoy (11 March 1591 - 22 August 1626)  married Alfonso III d'Este, Duke of Modena
 * 6) Maurice, a cardinal  (10 January 1593 - 4 October 1657) married Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy.
 * 7) Maria Apollonia o Savoy  (8 February 1594 - 13 Julie 1656) nun.
 * 8) Francesca Caterina o Savoy (6 October 1595 - 20 October 1640); nun.
 * 9) Thomas Francis o Savoy, Prince o Carignano 21 December 1596 – 22 January 1656) founded the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy. Married Marie de Bourbon and had children.
 * Anna (born 1597)