Prince Giuseppe, Count of Asti

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Prince Giuseppe o Savoy
Count of Asti
Prince Giuseppe by an unknown artist.
Born 5 October 1766
Royal Palace, Turin
Died 29 October 1802(1802-10-29) (aged 36)
Palazzo Carcassona, Sardinia
Full name
Giuseppe Benedetto Maria Placido di Savoia
House House of Savoy
Father Victor Amadeus III
Mother Maria Antonia of Spain
Burial Cathedral of Alghero, Sardinia

Prince Giuseppe of Savoy, Count of Asti (Giuseppe Benedetto Maria Placido; 5 October 1766 – 29 October 1802) was a Prince of Savoy. He was styled the Count of Moriana from birth but later created the Count of Asti, originally the one time Italian banking family dynasty.

Titles and styles[edit]

  • 5 October 1766 - 13 December 1762 His Royal Highness Prince Giuseppe of Savoy.
  • 13 December 1762 – 19 June 1796 His Royal Highness The Count of Moriana.
  • 19 June 1796 – 29 October 1802 His Royal Highness The Count of Asti.