Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel II | ||
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Duke Charles Emmanuel II with his second wife and their son Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont by Charles Dauphin. | ||
Reign | 4 October 1638 – 12 June 1675 | |
Predecessor | Francis Hyacinth | |
Successor | Victor Amadeus II | |
Regent | Christine of France (until 1648) | |
Born | Turin, Savoy | 20 June 1634|
Died | 12 June 1675 Turin, Savoy | (aged 40)|
Spouse | Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans Marie Jeanne of Savoy | |
Issue | Victor Amadeus II of Savoy | |
Full name | ||
Carlo Emanuele di Savoia | ||
House | Savoy | |
Father | Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy | |
Mother | Christine of France | |
Burial | Turin Cathedral | |
Signature | ||
Religion | Roman Catholic | |
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy (Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia); 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was the Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine of France until 1648. At his death in 1675 his second wife Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours acted as Regent for their nine-year-old son.
First marriage[edit]
On 4 March 1663 Charles Emmanuel II married Françoise Madeleine d'Orléans, a daughter of Gaston of France and Marguerite of Lorraine. Françoise Madeleine was a sister of La Grande Mademoiselle, as well as the Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and first-cousin of Louis XIV. They had no children.
Second marriage[edit]
On 20 May 1665, he married Marie Jeanne of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Nemours, they had one son. Marie Jeanne was a daughter of Charles Amadeus of Savoy, Duke of Nemours an a sister of Queen Maria Francisca of Portugal.
Children[edit]
- Victor Amadeus II of Savoy 14 May 1666 – 31 October 1732) future King of Sicily and later of Sardinia. Married Anne Marie d'Orléans and had children before her death in 1728. He later married his mistress . Anna Canalis in a morganatic marriage.
Titles[edit]
- 20 June 1634 – 4 October 1638 The Prince of Piedmont.
- 4 October 1638 – 12 June 1675 The Duke o Savoy.
Honours[edit]
- Knight and Grand Master of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (Savoy)
- Knight and Grand Master of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Savoy)
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- 1634 births
- 1675 deaths
- Dukes of Savoy
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- Claimant Kings of Jerusalem
- Burials in Turin Cathedral
- Births in Turin
- House of Savoy
- Princes of Piedmont
- Knights of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knights of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Grand Masters of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Grand Masters of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus