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 Charles III, Duke of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles III of Savoy (1486 - August 1553), often called Charles the Good, was Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553, although most of his lands were ruled by the French between 1536 and his death.
He was christened as a namesake of the then-reigning Duke, Charles I of Savoy, the Warrior, his first cousin.
Charles was allied with the Habsburg camp in Western European politics, where Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V battled for ascendancy.
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 Charles III, Duke of Bourbon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles III of Bourbon-Montpensier, Eighth Duke of Bourbon (February 17, 1490 – 1527 in Rome) was Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne.
Charles was further angered by the appointment of Charles IV of Alençon, the King's brother-in-law, as commander of the vanguard during the campaigns in the Netherlands, an office which should have been his.
By Suzanne, Charles was the father of a pair of twins and Francis of Bourbon, Count of Clermont.
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 Savoy (Traditional province, France)
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 IV
He was the eldest son of Vittorio Amadeo di Savoia, Duke of Savoy (later King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia) and of his wife, the Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain (daughter of King Philip V of Spain).
When he was born, Charles Emanuel was also fifth in line to the English and Scottish thrones - after Charles, Prince of Wales, Henry, Cardinal Duke of York, King Charles Emanuel III of Sardinia, and the Duke of Savoy (later King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia).
Charles Emanuel's sister Giuseppina suggested a match with her sister-in-law Princess Marie-Clothilde of France, daughter of the late Dauphin Louis and of his wife, Princess Maria Josefa of Saxony.
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 woodgate - pafg190 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Ernest Frederick III of Saxe- Duke was born in 1727.
Charles XI King of Sweden was born in 1655.
Charles III King of Spain [Parents] was born in 1716.
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 Charles Felix of Savoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charles Felix April 6, 1765-April 27, 1831 was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta[?] and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831For all hereditary titles, check III of Savoy">Vittorio Amedeo III.
Charles Felix April 6, 1765-April 27, 1831 was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta[?] and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831
It represented the Duke trampling upon a heads were interpreted by some to represent Egmont and Horn, by others, presentment of the nobles and commons of the Netherlands, or perhaps an inscription on the pedestal, were sculptured various bas-reliefs; and the with the colossal statue itself, was at liberty.html">liberty to find a fresh, shepherd.
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 The Turks And Other Nations In The Sixteenth Century
Charles III of Savoy (reigned 1504-1553) helped the Emperor Charles, V against Francis I of France, and was deprived in the end of all his territories by the French King, but his son, Philibert Emmanuel (1553-1580) regained them by the treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis, in 1559.
Savoy was a strongly Catholic State, and waged war against the heretical Waldenses, or Vaudois, who have been named in the account of the dawn of the Reformation.
Charles Emmanuel I (ruled 1580-1630) lost territory in the war to Henry IV of France, but this was afterward regained, and during the Seventeenth Century Savoy increased in power and influence.
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 Emmanuel Philibert
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, son of Charles III and Beatrice of Portugal, one of the most renowned princes of the later Renaissance, was born on the 8th of July 1528.
Charles, after trying in vain to remain neutral in the wars between France and the emperor Charles V, had been forced to side with the latter, whereupon his duchy was overrun with foreign soldiery and became the battlefield of the rival armies.
On the death of Charles IX of France in 1574 the new king, Henri III, passed through Piedmont on his way from Poland; Emmanuel gave him a magnificent reception, and obtained from him a promise that Pinerolo and Savigliano should be evacuated, which was carried out at the end of the year.
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 Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Charles Emmanuel III (April 27, 1701 - February 20, 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773.
A competent soldier-king, he gained territory for himself by fighting on the French side in the War of the Polish Succession and then on the Austrian side in the War of the Austrian Succession.
He married his niece Maria Anna, Princess of Savoy (b.1757-d1824) and daughter of Victor Amadeus III of Savoy.
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 Subject Index Page 16. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charles, son of Philip V and Elizabeth Farnese
Charles I, king of Spain (later Charles V as Holy Roman emperor)
See Charles I, king of Spain (later Charles V as Holy Roman emperor).
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 Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg867 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Adelaide of Savoy DE MAURIENNE was born 1092 and died 18 Nov 1154.
Amadeus III of Savoy DE MAURIENNE was born 1092 and died 1148.
Charles I Robert of HUNGARY King of Hungary [Parents] was born 1288.
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 Charles VI on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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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 The House of Hapsburg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
To cement the alliance between Austria and Savoy, Joseph’s daughter Maria Josepha, who is 8, is arranged to be married to Charles III Emmanuel Savoy, who is 5 years older.
1721- Charles Emmanuel of Savoy is married to Maria Josepha.
1736- Joseph dies, and Charles becomes the new Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Duke of Parma, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Duke of Modena, Duke of Milan, and Duke of Piacenza as well as King of Sicily and Duke of Savoy and Piedmont.
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 reagenealogy - pafg121 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Amadeus III de Maurienne, Count of Savoy died in 1148.
Humbert III de Maurienne, Count of Savoy was born on 1 Aug 1136.
Humbert III de Maurienne, Count of Savoy [Parents] was born on 1 Aug 1136.
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 Personalities of Louisiana: Charles III of Spain
Charles' (or Don Carlos) mother is Elizabeth Farnese (1692-1766) a granddaughter of the Duke of Parma (in Italy).
Don Carlos is married, by proxy, to Maria Amalia, daughter of Augustus III who wins the War of Polish Succession to become the king of Poland and Elector of Saxony.
The Prince of Asturias will be Charles IV and his wife the princess is his first cousin, Maria Luisa, the daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma and Don Carlos' brother.
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 DustyBones.com - Person Page 3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amadeo III (?) Count of Savoy was the son of Humbert II De Maurienne Count of Savoy and Gisella Gille Burgundy.
Amadeo III (?) Count of Savoy was born circa 1092 at Savoy, France.
Amadeo IV (?) Count of Savoy was the son of Thomas I (?) Count of Savoy and Beatrice De Geneva.
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 Richard Samwell - Countess Beatrice of Savoy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Adelaide (Alix) of Savoy was born in 1092.
Children were: Countess Matilde (Maud) of Savoy, Humbert III le Savoy, Agnes of Savoy.
Count Amadeo IV of Savoy was born in 1197 in Savoy, France.
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 Charles III Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charles III of Hungary (also known as Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor)
Charles Edward Stuart, styled "Charles III, King of England and Scotland"
The current heir-apparent to the United Kingdom throne, Charles, Prince of Wales, may assume the name Charles III of the United Kingdom if, and when, he succeeds Elizabeth II, although he has also suggested that he may choose the regnal name George VII.
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 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Parents: Amadeo III Count Of SAVOY and Maud (Mathilde) Countess Of ALBON.
Matilde (Maud) Countess Of SAVOY was born in 1125 in Chambery, Savoie, France.
Albert (Francis) Augustus Charles Prince Of SAXE-COBURG-GOTHA [PRINCE CONSORT OF ENGLAN was born on 26 Aug 1819 in Schloss Rosenau Bie Coburg, S-C-Gt, Thuringia.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Military Orders
Louis was supposed to have founded on the eve of the crusade to Tunis where he died (1270), nor of that of the Argonauts of St. Nicholas, attributed to Charles III, King of Naples, 1382.
Their possessions, acquired by conquest, formed a principality under Charles V (1525), and the last of their masters, Gottart Kettler, apostatized and converted it into the hereditary Duchy of Courland under the suzerainty of the kings of Poland (1562).
In England, Edward III, in memory of the legendary Knights of the Round Table, established in 1349 brotherhood of twenty-five knights, exclusive of princes of the blood and foreign princes, with St. George as its patron and with its chapel in Windsor Castle for the holding of chapters.
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 Showing the flag in 1521
Góis tells us that Charles III, Duke of Savoy, first sought the hand of Beatriz in 1516, and was rejected on the grounds of her age (twelve), but persisted with further embassies, and in 1520 Manuel instituted enquiries about his suitabilty and the status that would result for his daughter.
Charles V did not arrive in Genoa by sea in 1533; he departed from it, and with a fleet mostly of galleys, not sailing ships.
The Emperor Charles V had a "bridge" built out some 50 paces from his lodging ashore to the berth for flag-galleys, and met a large party of visitors arrived by galley on that bridge.
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 War of Austrian Succession, 1741-1748
SAVOY, in 1740/41 pitted against Austria, in February 1742 signed an alliance with Austria and took it upon herself to defend the Austrian possessions in Italy against a Spanish attack (AUSTRO-SPANISH WAR 1742-1748).
Savoy, in 1740 on the side of Austria's enemies, had concluded an alliance treaty with Austria in 1742.
Savoy had established herself as a military power of her own.
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 ITALIA - Spotlight On ... Other Islands of Sardinia
Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy then conferred it to the descendants of the Ligurian families that had been forced to settle in Tunisia during the XVI century.
The Corsicans settled there at the beginning of the XIX century and Charles Albert the King of Sardinia decided to appoint Paolo Bertoleoni King of Tavolara in 1836.
The graves of members of the Royal Family can still be seen in the small cemetery located in the lower part of the island where there is a small landing area and two restaurants.
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 The Bailey Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Amadeo IV Count Of SAVOY CHABLAIS AOSTA was born in 1197 in Savoy, France.
Children were: Matilde (Maud) Countess Of SAVOY, Humbert III "le Saint" Count Of SAVOY, Agnes Countess Of SAVOY.
She was married to Raimund Berenger V (IV) ALFONSEZ COUNT OF PROVENCE [and FORCALQUIER] in Dec 1220 in Chambery, Savoie, France.
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 History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation. (iv.vii.ii)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Vaud was conquered by Bern from the Duke of Savoy, and ruled by bailiffs till 1798.
The principality of Neuchâtel and Valangin concluded a co-burghery with Freiburg, 1290, with Bern, 1307, and with Solothurn, 1324.
The party of the Duke of Savoy and the bishop were nicknamed Mamelukes or slaves.
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 Encyclopedia: Charles III of Savoy
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Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486 - August 1553), often called Charles the Good, was Duke of Savoy from 1504 to 1553, although most of his lands were ruled by the French between 1536 and his death.
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Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, 6th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond and Lennox
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 WHKMLA : Bernese Conquest of Geneva & Environs, 1536
In the early 16th century, the city of Geneva defended her autonomy against attempts of the Duke of Savoy to subdue her.
Bern, Solothurn and Fribourg in 1530 forced the Duke of Savoy to recognize the status of Geneva as a free city in the Treaty of St. Julien.
With the death of Francesco Sforza, the Milanese dynasty ended, and war between the Emperor and King Francis I. of France resumed.
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