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| | HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY, KINGS OF ITALY |
 | | Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, became King of Sicily 1713 (by terms of the Treaty of Utrecht), but Sicily was returned to Austrian rule 1718 and then exchanged for the Kingdom of Sardinia 9 May 1720. |
 | | Charles Emmanuel IV (d 6 Oct 1819) was deposed as ruler of Piedmont and Savoy 1797, abdicated as King of Sardinia at Naples 4 Jun 1802, but succeeded as primogeniture representative of the Stuart dynasty on the death of titular King Henry IX, Cardinal Duke of York, 13 Jul 1807. |
 | | Charles Albert was succeeded by his eldest son, Victor Emmanuel I, who ceded Savoy and Nice to France 1858 in exchange for French support in the war with Austria, and led the movement for the unification of Italy. |
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