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	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Victor Amadeus was born in Turin to Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy and his second wife Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours.
		Victor Amadeus was forced to exchange Sicily for the less important kingdom of Sardinia in 1720 after objections from an alliance of four nations, including several of his former allies.
		Victor Amadeus II began a large scale persecution of the Vaudois (Piedmontese and Savoyard Protestants) in 1685.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Savoy (643 words)

	House Of Savoy - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		After the collapse of that monarchy its territories passed to the German kings, and Savoy was divided between the counts of Provence, of Albon, of Gex, of Bresse, of the Genevois, of Maurienne, the lords of Habsburg, of Zahringen, andc., and several prelates.
		When Amadeus succeeded to the throne these were divided into the county of Savoy (his own territory), the princi pality of Piedmont ruled by his nephew Philip, prince of Achaea (a title acquired through his wife, Isabella of Villehardouin, heiress of Achaea and the Morea), and Vaud ruled by his brother Louis.
		Victor Emmanuel I. (1802-1820) remained in Sardinia until by the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (June 9, 1815) his dominions were restored to him, with the addition of Genoa.
	70.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SA/SAVOY_HOUSE_OF.htm (3416 words)

	Savoy
		The oldest possessions of the line of Savoy were the counties of Maurienne (the upper valley of the River Arc), Savoy (the district between Arc, Isère, and the middle course of the Rhone), and also Belley, with Bugey as its chief town.
		Amadeus IX the Fortunate (1465-72) left the government to his wife Yolande, sister of the French king Louis XI, who was also regent for her minor son Philibert I (1372-82).
		Victor Amadeus II (1675-1730), son of Charles Emmanuel, refused in 1690 to bring an army to the aid of Louis XIV against the alliance between the emperor, England, Sweden, Spain, and the Netherlands; in return the French seized Savoy and Piedmont.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/savoy.html (1530 words)

	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.
		Victor Amadeus I was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721-1778), grandfather of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (1770-1800), whose only son, Charles Albert (Carlo Alberto), Prince of Carignano, succeeded as King of Sardinia, etc, 27 Apr 1831.
	www.chivalricorders.org /royalty/gotha/savoyhis.htm (571 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Amadeus IV of Savoy
		Beatrice of Savoy (1250 – February 23, 1292) married Peter of Chalon and Juan Manuel of Castile.
		Boniface of Savoy (ca 1217 – July 14, 1270) was the Prior of Nantua, Bishop of Belley and Archbishop of Canterbury.
		Lake of Geneva, and in 1024 of the Val dAosta on the eastern slope of the Western Alps.
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	Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
		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...
		Carlo Felice of SARDINIA Duke of Savoy was born in 1756 in Sardinia - son of Victor Amadeus III.
		Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy at Amazon.com
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	Victor Amadeus II - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		VICTOR AMADEUS II [Victor Amadeus II], 1666-1732, duke of Savoy (1675-1713), king of Sicily (1713-20), king of Sardinia (1720-30).
		The French occupied Savoy, but were obliged to lift the siege of Turin after Victor Amadeus and his cousin, Eugene of Savoy, had thoroughly defeated them in 1706.
		Victor Amadeus in 1720 abandoned his claim to Sicily in exchange for the island of Sardinia and became king of Sardinia.
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	Victor III - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Victor III (1027-1087), pope (1086-1087), noted for his brilliant tenure as abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino.
		Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947), king of Italy (1900-1946) and self-styled emperor of Ethiopia (1936-1944) and king of Albania (1939-1944), born in...
		Victor Emmanuel I (1759-1824), king of Sardinia (1802-1821), born in Turin, Italy.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Piedmont
		During the regency of the widow of Victor Amadeus I, the French Princess Christine, the influence of France in the Duchy of Savoy was greatly increased.
		Thus during the administration of Victor Amadeus, who was the actual ruler from 1684, violent dissensions with the Holy See arose and seriously injured religious life, especially because large numbers of dioceses and higher ecclesiastical benefices remained vacant for a long period.
		In 1814- 15 Victor Emmanuel I regained Piedmont with the territories of Genoa (Liguria) and Grenoble.
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	Victor
		He was the third (but second surviving) son of Vittorio Amadeo, 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).
		On April 23, 1789, Victor Emanuel was married by proxy to Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, daughter of Archduke Ferdinand Charles of Austria, Duke of Brisgau (brother of the Emperor Joseph II) and of his wife, Princess Maria Beatrice Este (heiress of the Este dukes of Modena).
		Victor Emanuel was not willing to break his promises to the Austrians, nor to squash the rising by force and shed the blood of his subjects.
	www.jacobite.ca /kings/victor.htm (1378 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Savoy, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Charles Emmanuel I CHARLES EMMANUEL I [Charles Emmanuel I] 1562-1630, duke of Savoy (1580-1630), son and successor of Emmanuel Philibert.
		Amadeus VIII AMADEUS VIII [Amadeus VIII], 1383-1451, count (1391-1416) and duke (from 1416) of Savoy, antipope (1439-49) with the name Felix V. In 1434 he appointed his son regent of Savoy and retired to the hermitage of Ripaille, on Lake Geneva, which he had founded.
		Victor Amadeus III VICTOR AMADEUS III [Victor Amadeus III] 1726-96, king of Sardinia (1773-96), son and successor of Charles Emmanuel III.
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		He was the son of Victor Amadeus III, duke of Savoy and king of Sardinia (1726–96).
		Victor Emmanuel commanded Sardinian forces against the French Republican armies from 1792 to 1796, during the wars of the French Revolution.
		In 1821 Victor Emmanuel abdicated in favor of his brother Charles Felix (1756–1831), during a revolutionary outbreak brought on by his repressive methods of government.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Amadeus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Carouge was chartered in 1786 by King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and was joined to Geneva canton in 1816.
		Trained in the studio of Carlo Fontana in Rome, he entered (1714) the service of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and was soon appointed first architect to the king.
		Sardinia, kingdom of SARDINIA, KINGDOM OF [Sardinia, kingdom of] name given to the possessions of the house of Savoy (see Savoy, house of) in 1720, when the island of Sardinia was awarded (by the Treaty of London) to Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy to compensate him for the loss of Sicily to Austria.
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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.
		Victor Amadeus OF SAVOY was born in 1743 in,, France.
		Charles Emanuel OF SAVOY was born in 1770.
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	amadeus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791), Austrian composer, who is considered one of the most brilliant and versatile composers ever.
		Victor Emmanuel I (1759-1824), king of Sardinia (1802-21), born in Turin, Italy.
		He was the son of Victor Amadeus III, duke of Savoy and king of...
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	House of Savoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Savoy or in Italian, "La Casa di Savoia", or simply Casa Savoia, (or "Savoie", French) is a dynasty of nobles who traditionally had their domain in Savoy, a region that includes present-day Piemonte, other parts of Northern Italy, and a smaller region in France.
		King Amadeus I of Spain (son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy) : 1871-1873
		Recently, all three of Victor Emmanuel's sisters (HRH Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma, HRH Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, and HRH Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy) resigned from both of these dynastic orders, alleging that memberships in the orders had been sold to unworthy candidates, a newfound practice they could not abide.
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	BookRags: Victor Amadeus, II Biography
		Victor Amadeus II (1666-1732) was Duke of Savoy, king of Sicily, and king of Sardinia.
		Savoy would be a threat to France if it was occupied by any enemy of France's, and Louis wished to occupy Savoy himself as a first step toward conquering all of Italy.
		In 1720 Victor Amadeus ceded his claims to Sicily to Emperor Charles VI in exchange for the island of Sardinia.
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	Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amedeo III in Italian b.
		October 16, 1796) was the Duke of Savoy from 1773 to 1796 (see below for all titles.)
		Marie Anne (1757-1824), married her uncle Benedetto, Prince of Savoy, Duke of Chablais (1741-1808).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victor_Amadeus_III_of_Savoy (175 words)

	A Jacobite Gazetteer - Racconigi - Castello
		Victor is shown standing at the left with a crown resting upon a pillow.
		There is a companion portrait of Charles Emanuel's father Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy (later King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia) stanind in front of the god Mars.
		The portrait is in the corner between a painting of the "Ostensione della Sacra Sindone in Piazza Castello a Torino" (Esposition of the Holy Shroud in Piazza Castello in Turin) by Peter Borgomans and a portrait of King Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia.
	www.jacobite.ca /gazetteer/Italy/Racconigi.htm (836 words)

	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg194 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Victor Amadeus I DE SAVOIE Duke of Savoy [Parents] was born 8 May 1587 in Turin.
		Christine married Victor Amadeus I DE SAVOIE Duke of Savoy on 10 Feb 1619 in Paris, France.
		Charles Emmanuel II DE SAVOIE was born 20 Jun 1634 and died 12 Jun 1675.
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	Search Results for "Sardinia"
		...Savoy (see Savoy, house of) in 1720, when the island of Sardinia was awarded (by the Treaty of London) to Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy to compensate him for the...
		Sardinia and of Cagliari prov., S Sardinia, Italy, on the Gulf of Cagliari (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea) and at the mouth of the Mannu River.
		...Western Europe that ruled Savoy and Piedmont from the 11th cent., the kingdom of Sicily from 1714 to 1718, the kingdom of Sardinia from 1720 to 1861, and the kingdom...
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	Royal Family of Europe - pafg19 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Victor Amadeus II OF SARDINIA [Parents] was born in 1666 in <, Savoy, France>.
		Mary Louise OF SARDINIA was born in 1688 in <, Savoy, France>.
		Charles Emanuel OF SARDINIA was born in 1701 in <, Savoy, France>.
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	Drew Spencer Family Tree - aqwg185
		Anne Hyde was born 12 Mar 1637/1638 and died 31 Mar 1671.
		Victor Amadeus II Duke of Savoy was born 1666.
		Anna married Victor Amadeus II Duke of Savoy.
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	3. Savoy (Sardinia). 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Victor Amadeus allowed the French to occupy Milan and Mantua but joined the Grand Alliance in 1703.
		By the Treaty of Utrecht (See 1713, April 11), Victor Amadeus was awarded Sicily as his share of the Spanish spoils.
		By terms of the settlement, Victor Amadeus gave up Sicily to Austria and received in exchange the island of Sardinia (See 1718, Aug. 2).
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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).
		At the time, the House of Savoy ruled not only the island of Sardinia (from which the king took his title) but all of Piedmont in northwestern Italy as well as the Savoy in what is now southeastern France.
		At the death of his father, King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, October 16, 1796, Charles Emanuel succeeded as King Charles Emanuel IV of Sardinia.
	www.jacobite.ca /kings/charles4.htm (1480 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sardinia, kingdom of (Italian History) - Encyclopedia
		Sardinia, kingdom of, name given to the possessions of the house of Savoy (see Savoy, house of) in 1720, when the island of Sardinia was awarded (by the Treaty of London) to Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy to compensate him for the loss of Sicily to Austria.
		Besides Sardinia, the kingdom included Savoy, Piedmont, and Nice; Liguria, including Genoa, was added by the Congress of Vienna in 1815.
		After the annexation (1861) of the Two Sicilies, Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed king of Italy.
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	Vittorio amedeo I reigns 1630 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		His skillful diplomacy rid Savoy of the French and Spanish garrisons and secured peaceful relations with the Swiss.
		He was succeeded by his son, Charles Emmanuel I. Charles Emmanuel I duke of Savoy (1580–1630).
		Victor Amadeus II duke of Savoy (1675–1713), king of Sicily (1713–20), king of Sardinia (1720–30).
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