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  Royal Family of Europe - pafg136 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Charles Emanuel OF SAVOY [Parents] was born in 1770 in, Savoy.
Charles Albert OF SARDINIA was born in 1798.
Charles Emanuel OF SAVOY was born in 1770.
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 Charles Albert of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles Albert (October 2, 1798–July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849.
In 1821, as regent for the kingdom in the absence of the new king, Charles Felix, he conceded a constitution that was disavowed by the king, who sent him to join the French forces in Spain to suppress the liberal revolution there and restore Ferdinand VII.
Margherita Teresa Giovanna, Princess of Savoy (1851–1926), married Umberto I.
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 CHARLES VI, Holy Roman emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On his deathbed, however, Charles II left his throne to Philip of Anjou (Philip V), grandson of King Louis XIV of France; Philip was proclaimed king in Nov., 1700.
Although Charles, with the aid of British troops, invaded Spain and proclaimed himself king as Charles III in 1704, he was able to maintain himself only in Catalonia, with his capital at Barcelona.
Since Charles had no male heirs, one of his chief concerns was to secure the succession to the Hapsburg lands for his daughter, Maria Theresa.
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 Charles Albert of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Albert (October 2, 1798 – July 28, 1849) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1831 to 1849.
He succeeded Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence (1848–1849).
In 1821, as regent for the kingdom in the absence of the new king, Charles Felix, he conceded a constitution that was disavowed by the king, who sent him to join the French ultra-monarchist forces in Spain to suppress the liberal revolution there and restore Ferdinand VII.
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 NEMOURS - LoveToKnow Article on NEMOURS
Charles 1II.s daughter, Beatrix, brought th duchy to her husband Jacques de Bourbon, count of La Marche, and by the marriage of their daughter, Eleanor, to Bernard of Armagnac, count of Pardiac, it passed to the house of Armagnac.
PHILII or SAvoY, duke of Nemours (1490-1533), was a son of Philip, duke of Savoy, and brother of Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I. of France.
NEMOURS, LOUIS CHARLES PHILIPPE RAPHAEL, DUC DE (1814-1896), second son of the duke of Orleans, afterwards King Louis Philippe, was born on the 25th of October 1814.
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 Savoy (Traditional province, France)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The southern part of Savoy was incorporated to the Kingdom of Provence, whereas its northern part was incorporated in 888 to the Kingdom of Transjurane Burgundy.
In 1559, the Duchy of Savoy was restored by the treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, with Emmanuel-Philibert as the Duke.
Savoy was incorporated to France on 20 October 1793, and became the department of Mont-Blanc.
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 Charles Albert, King of Sardinia Biography / Biography of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia Biography Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles Albert (1798-1849) was king of Sardinia (Piedmont) from 1831 to 1849.
Born on Oct. 12, 1798, Charles Albert was the son of Prince Charles of Savoy-Carignano and Princess Albertine of Saxe-Courland, and the cousin of the Piedmontese king Charles Emmanuel IV.
In 1802 Charles Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his brother Victor Emmanuel I. On Napoleon's defeat in 1814, the family returned to Turin, the capital of Piedmont, where Charles Albert was given rigorous training to prepare him for the throne.
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 CARIGNANO - LoveToKnow Article on CARIGNANO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Maria dde Grazie contains the tomb of Bianca Palaeologus, wife of Duke Charles I. of Savoy, at whose court Bayard was brought up.
Carignano was erected by Charles Emmanuel I. of Savoy into a principality as an appanage for his third son, Thomas Francis (1596-1656), whose descendant, Charles Albert, prince of Carignano, became king of Sardinia on the extinction of the elder line of the house of Savoy with the death of Charles Felix in 1831.
He had contracted a morganatic marriage, and in 1888, on the occasion of his silver wedding, the title of countess of Villafranca was bestowed upon his wife, his eldest son, Filiberto, being at the, same time created count of Villafranca, and his younger son, Vittorio, count of Soissons.
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 Charles VI on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
1685-1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711-40), king of Bohemia (1711-40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712-40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I.
Charles was later forced to return these lands to the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) after several defeats in the Turkish war of 1736-39.
Near the end of his reign in the War of the Polish Succession (1733-35) Charles was again involved in a conflict with France and Spain.
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 Articles - Charles I of Savoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles I (1468–1490), surnamed the Warrior, was the Duke of Savoy from 1482 to 1490 and titular king of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia from 1485 to 1490.
The kingdom itself was held by the republic of Venice, but the Savoy dynasty continued to claim it.
Yolande Luise (1487–1499), married Philibert II of Savoy.
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 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Savoy Ballroom Dance Page - Main1
The Savoy was known as the "Home Of Happy Feet" and had the best Lindy Hop dancers in the Nation with the Lindy Hop being said to originate at the Savoy.
The roots of the Lindy Hop was the Breakaway and the Breakaway was the main dance of choice in the late 1920's early 30's, at the Savoy whose main exponent was "Shorty George" Snowden.
The Savoy's License was temporarily revoked in 1943.
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 Articles - Charles VIII of France   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles VIII the Affable (French: Charles VIII l'Affable) (June 30, 1470 – April 7, 1498) was King of France from 1483 to his death.
Charles was born at the Château d'Amboise in France, the only son of King Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy.
Since all of his children died before him, Charles was the last of the elder branch of the House of Valois, and upon his death at Amboise the throne passed to a cousin, the son of Charles, duc d'Orleans, who reigned as King Louis XII of France.
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 Charles V   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Charles' authority was exercised by Grandpa Max, who delegated it to his daughter, Margaret of Austria, dowager of Savoy.
This man convinced Charles that control of Italy was the key to the Empire, which is why the next years focused on the peninsula.
Charles treated his lands like a set of family possessions, given this one to a son, that to a sister, another to a daughter or brother.
www.idbsu.edu /courses/reformation/germany/charlesv.shtml   (605 words)

  
 Umberto I of Italy -[ruv.net : Information Portal]-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The son of Vittorio Emanuele II and of Adelaide, archduchess of Austria, Umberto was born at Turin, capital of the kingdom of Sardinia[?], on 14 March 1844.
On 21 April 1868 Umberto married his cousin, Margherita Teresa Giovanna, princess of Savoy (born at Turin on 20 November 1851, died 1926), daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa[?] and granddaughter of Carlo Alberto.
Ascending the throne on the death of his father (9 January 1878), Umberto adopted the style "Umberto I of Italy" rather than "Umberto IV" (of Savoy), and consented that the remains of his father should be interred at Rome in the Pantheon, and not in the royal mausoleum of Superga[?] (see Crispi[?]).
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 Charles Vess, The Book of Ballads
Charles de Lint whose Newford series comprises some of the best writing being done in the fantasy field, is here; Sharyn McCrumb who has a unique take on old tales her Ballad novels; Neil Gaiman who I'm sure you all know quite well, and quite a few others to boot.
Jane Yolen noted that 'Charles is brilliant but so engrossed with other projects that it took many years from the time I sent him the selchie story until he finally got around to illustrating it.
Charles asked me to do the first one, 'Sovay', in hopes of getting a series out of it (which he obviously did) though this first one was for an anthology comic, I wrote a script for him and sent it off, he turned it into magic.
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 WHKMLA : History of Savoy-Piemont, 1559-1610
In 1564 the Swiss canton of Bern ceded GEX and the western CHABLAIS to Savoy (TREATY OF LAUSANNE), in 1569 the Swiss canton of Valais ceded eastern Chablais to Savoy.
Savoy proper had her separate parliament, referred to as the SENATE, organized in three estates - clergy, nobility, third estate; it was reorganized by Emmanuel Philibert, after the long period of French occupation (1536-1559).
In 1601 the TREATY OF LYON was signed; Savoy ceded BRESSE and LE BUGEY to France; the French in turn evacuated the cities and fortresses they held in Piemont, as well as the county of SALUZZO, which Charles Emmanuel had acquired in 1588.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Casale Monferatto
In 1533, the dynasty of the Palaeologi being extinct, Charles V gave it to the Gonzaga.
Charles Borromeo; he was also the founder of the monti di pietà; Giulio Careta (1614), who imitated other contemporary bishops and founded an oratory for priests, and when the pest was ravaging Casale (1630) himself nursed the sick; Scipione Pasquali (1645), author of a history of the campaign of Charles Emmanuel of Savoy against Montferrat.
Among the churches of Casale are the cathedral, one of the finest monuments of Lombard architecture, and that of St. Hilary (Ilario).
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Boniface of Savoy
The Queen of Henry III was Eleanor, daughter of Berengar, Count of Provence, and Beatrice of Savoy.
His brother Philip, afterwards Count of Savoy, although not consecrated, held the archbishopric of Lyons and was in command of the papal troops.
Pope Gregory XVI, at the suit of Charles Albert of Savoy, King of Sardinia (1831-49), approved the cult of Boniface, Archbishop of Canterbury, as ab immemorabili.
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 Charles Emmanuel II --  Encyclopædia Britannica
A younger son of Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, Charles Emmanuel acceded at the age of four on the death of his brother, Francis Hyacinth, who had reigned as duke for a year.
During the reign of his father, Charles Albert (1798–1849), the island kingdom of Sardinia was united with the kingdom of Piedmont on the Italian mainland.
Usually known as the prince of Wales, Charles is also earl of Chester, duke of Cornwall, duke of Rothesay, earl of Carrick, and baron of Renfrew, among other titles.
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 Charles VIII --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The only son of Louis XI and Charlotte of Savoy, Charles showed no aptitude for government at the time of his accession: he was in poor health and of poor intelligence.
Charles was only 13 when he came to the throne.
Charles VIII of France valiantly fought his way through the peninsula to Naples (see Charles, kings of...
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 Fête de l'Escalade
During the night of the 11th to the 12th of December 1602, the longest night of the year according to the Julian calendar, the combined forces of the Duke of Savoy and his brother-in-law, Philip III of Spain, launched a night attack on the proud and independent city-state of Geneva.
When Duke Charles Emmanuel mounted on the throne of the House of Savoy in 1580, he longed to make Geneva his capital north of the Alps and crush Protestantism in its stronghold.
As a result, the Duke of Savoy was obliged to accept a lasting peace, sealed by the Treaty of St. Julien of July 12, 1603.
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 Edward T. Savoy, DDS - Periodontist/Lake Charles, LA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Chances are, your regular dentist has referred you to us because you have a serious problem with your teeth or gums.
With nearly three decades of friendly, trusted care, Dr. Ed Savoy has helped thousands of patients just like you, by providing leading-edge periodontal care with a gentle, personal touch.
Savoy takes the time to address all of your needs.
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 Bid battle set to begin for Savoy Group
A BATTLE for control of the Savoy Group is set to erupt after the luxury hotels company announced yesterday it had received several approaches from potential suitors which may lead to a bid.
In a statement to the Stock Exchange, the Savoy would only say: "The board of the Savoy Hotel announces that it has received a number of approaches that may or may not lead to an offer." Savoy A shares leaped 17pc to £17.50 on the announcement.
The Savoy board, whose managing director is Ramon Pajares, is being advised by Baring Brothers International and the Wontner family has sought the help of NM Rothschild.
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 Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor
Charles VI Charles VI, 1685–1740, Holy Roman emperor (1711–40), king of Bohemia (1711–40) and, as Charles III, king of Hungary (1712–40); brother and successor of Holy Roman Emperor
Since Charles had no male heirs, one of his chief concerns was to secure the succession to the Hapsburg lands for his daughter,
Charles III, king of Hungary - Charles III, king of Hungary: see Charles VI, Holy Roman emperor.
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 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He succeded to Charles Felix but his name is also bound with the first Italian statute and the first war of independence (1848 - 1849).
He abdicated after a defeat suffered from the Austrian army at the Battle of Novara.
# Margaret of Savoy (1851-1926), married Umberto I
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 The Anthony P. Campanella Collection of Giuseppe Garibaldi - Island 2
The offer of his services was declined by Pope Pius IX and by Charles Albert of Savoy, and instead, until the collapse of the revolutionary movement in Northern Italy, he fought ably for the city of Milan, which, influenced by Mazzini, had adopted a distinct, republican orientation.
Many of the lithographic cartoons are anti-clerical in nature, but this example represents the Roman Republic, Roman wolf at her side, heralding the dawn of Italian unity by ringing a bell in the shape of a cap of liberty.
Pope Pius IX and Charles Albert of Savoy, whose son Victor Emmanuel II was to be king of a united Italy, are among those discomfited by the bell's sound.
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 Brewer, E. Cobham. Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. Two.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
of France, after a most unhappy reign, died of poison; Charles II.
of Spain ended his dynasty, and left his kingdom a wreck; Charles II.
of Savoy reigned only nine months, and died at the age of eight.
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 Royal Stuart pseudo claimant - "Prince Michael of Albany"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Royal House of Stuart became extinct in the male line with the death of Henry (IX) Stuart, Duke of York, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church and Bishop of Frascati, in 1807.
"Prince Charles", who was apparently murdered by Hanovarian agents in 1887 was married in 1864 to Louise Jeanne Francoise Dalvray (1839-1908), daughter of Jean Francois Louis Dalvray and Jeanne Amelie de Valois.
The alleged genealogy is filled with falsehoods, the most obvious being that Prince Charles Edward, Charles III, never married "Marguerite O’Dea d’Audibert de Lussan, Comtesse de Massillan" (1749-1820), had he done so he would have been guilty of bigamy since he was already married to Princess Louise of Stolberg, who survived him.
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 AllRefer.com - Victor Emmanuel I (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
His brother and predecessor, Charles Emmanuel IV, lost (1798) all his territories except the island of Sardinia to France in the French Revolutionary Wars.
After Napoleon's fall he returned (1814) to Turin, recovered Piedmont, Savoy, and Nice, and received at the Congress of Vienna Liguria with Genoa.
An uprising (1821) in Piedmont, largely the work of the Carbonari, forced him to abdicate in favor of his brother Charles Felix (see Savoy, house of).
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