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	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia Summary
		Victor Amadeus II, Italian Vittorio Amedeo II (May 14 1666 - October 31 1732) was the Duke of Savoy (1675-1720, 1730-1732).
		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 II began a large scale persecution of the Vaudois (Piedmontese and Savoyard Protestants) in 1685.
	www.bookrags.com /Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Sardinia (1263 words)

	Abdication - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When James II., after throwing the great seal into the Thames, fled to France in 1688, he did not formally resign the crown, and the question was discussed in parliament whether he had forfeited the throne or had abdicated.
		of Sardinia Ahmed III., Sultan of Turkey Charles of Naples (on accession to throne of Spain) Stanislaus II.
		April 4, 1814, Victor Emanuel of Sardinia Charles X. of France Pedro of Brazil 1.
	54.1911encyclopedia.org /Abdication (304 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sardinia
		Sardinia, moreover, was abandoned to its fate by the Byzantines more than the peninsula, and consequently the tradition which dates in the sixth century the origin of the three (later four) judicatures, into which the island was later divided, may have a historical foundation.
		The charter of Eleanora was adopted as a Constitution; and the King of Aragon swore in the presence of the Sardinian deputies to observe it.
		Victor Amadeus 111 (1773-96), for having crushed the nationalist movement in Savoy (1791) with excessive severity, was overthrown by the revolutionary army which captured Savoy and Nizza.
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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Sardinia
		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.
		Savoy, house of dynasty of 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 of Italy from 1861 to 1946.
		Incidence and Diversity of Neotyphodium Fungal Endophytes in Tall Fescue from Morocco, Tunisia, and Sardinia.
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	Victor Amadeus II - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-VictorAm2.html (381 words)

	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.
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	A Jacobite Gazetteer - Racconigi - Castello
		Victor is shown standing at the left in front of a table on which is a crown resting upon a pillow.
		His wife Maria Teresa sits holding a miniature portrait; the miniature is probably either her eldest daughter Maria Beatrice (later Queen Mary II and II) or her deceased son Prince Charles Emanuel of Savoy).
		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 (1547 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
		He was born in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia and his first wife Anne Marie of Orléans.
		However, Victor Amadeus in his late year was dominated by shyness and sadness, probably under the effect of some mental illness.
		After some time spent in his residence of Chambéry, however, Victor Amadeus started again to intervene in Charles' government, but this did not prevent him to reintroduce the feasts and the general gay atmosphere that had been abolished from Turin in the former years.
	reference.com /browse/wiki/Charles_Emmanuel_III_of_Sardinia (819 words)

	Columbia Encyclopedia- Sardinia kingdom of - AOL Research & Learn
		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.
		After the annexation (1861) of the Two Sicilies, Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed king of Italy.
		Although the name of the kingdom of Sardinia was derived from the island, Turin was its capital except from 1799 to 1814, when the mainland territories were annexed by France.
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	Maximilian Genealogy Master Database 2000 - pafg183 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia DE SAVOIE King [Parents] was born 14 May 1666 in Turin.
		Anne married Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia DE SAVOIE King on 6 May 1684 in Chambery.
		Charles Emmanuel II of Sardinia DE SAVOI King was born 27 Apr 1701 and died 20 Feb 1773.
	www.peterwestern.f9.co.uk /maximilia/pafg183.htm (918 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia de Savoie
		Ancestors and Family of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia de Savoie
		Another name for Victor was Vittorio Amedeo II di Savoia.
		Victor married Anna Maria d' Orléans, daughter of Philippe d' Orleans and Henrietta Anne Stuart, on 10 Apr 1684 in Chambery.
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		Berengar II of Ivrea (maternal grandson of Berengar I; deposed, died 966)
		Charles II (grandson of Ferdinand; duke of Lucca 1824-47, abdicated, died 1883)
		Victor Emmanuel III was styled emperor of Ethiopia from 1936 to 1943, king of Albania from 1939 to 1943.
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	Mezzogiorno - Wikipedia Mirror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sometimes Sicily and Sardinia (Insular Italy) are included as well as the regions of Abruzzo, Molise, and the southern part of Lazio (Latina and Frosinone), which are linguistically, culturally and historically tied to Southern Italy (see Kingdom of Two Sicilies).
		The region remained a part of Spain until the War of the Spanish Succession, when Duke Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia took Sicily.
		It became an independent kingdom for Charles of Bourbon and remained so until it was created the Kingdom of Naples for benefit of Napoleon's marshal Joachim Murat.
	www.wiki-mirror.be /index.php/Southern_Italy (750 words)

	Sardinia — Infoplease.com
		Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (who styled himself king of Sardinia) in exchange for Sicily, which was given to Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI.
		Porto Torres - Porto Torres, town, NW Sardinia, Italy, at the mouth of the Mannu River.
		Fantasy island: among A-listers, Sardinia is the new St. Tropez--a historic yet chic locale experiencing renown once again.(V Guide)...
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		Married in 1812 at Cagliari Princess Maria Beatrice of Sardinia (*1792 Turin,†1840 Cattajo).
		1630-1637: VICTOR AMADEUS I (Vittorio Amedeo I) Born in 1587 in Turin.
		1802-1821: VICTOR EMMANUEL I (Vittorio Emanuele I) Born in 1759 in Turin.
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	Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After some time spent in his residence of Chambéry, however, Victor Amadeus started again to intervene in Charles' government, although this did not impede the latter to reintroduce the feasts and the general gay atmosphere that had been abolished from Turin in the former years.
		He accused his son of incompetence and established himself in Moncalieri: however, Charles Emmanuel managed to have Victor Amadeus arrested by the Crown's Council, in order to prevent him from attacking Milan and probably causing an invasion of Piedmont.
		Charles Emmanuel was involved in the War of Austrian Succession, which he sided for Maria Theresa of Austria, with financial and naval support from England.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Emmanuel_III_of_Sardinia (821 words)

	AllRefer.com - Victor Amadeus II (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		AllRefer.com - Victor Amadeus II (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Victor Amadeus II[amudE´us] Pronunciation Key, 1666–1732, duke of Savoy (1675–1713), king of Sicily (1713–20), king of Sardinia (1720–30).
		In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–13) he at first sided with France, but changed sides once more in 1703.
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	kingdom of Sardinia — FactMonster.com
		Sardinia, kingdom of, name given to the possessions of the house of Savoy (see
		) 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.
		house of Savoy: The Kingdom of Sardinia - The Kingdom of Sardinia After the acquisition of Sardinia, the political history of the dynasty...
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	Amazon.com: "Victor Amadeus": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A first outcome of the new European situation was the 1635 Treaty of Rivoli between Louis XIII and Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, to which both Carlo Gonzaga and Francesco I d'Este adhered in order to create an anti-Habsburg front...
		The ambitious Victor Amadeus, seeing that Austria was encompassed by enemies, now bethought himself of annexing Lombardy to his dominions,...
		In 1715, Victor Amadeus II of Savoy-Piedmont sought to prevent Imperial officials from heeding claims for immediate dependence...
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	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy after Victor Amadeus I
		Coat of Arms of Kings of Sardinia of House of Savoy after 1720.
		Due to his alliances with England and the Dutch Republic during the Nine Years War he was forced to cease this practice from 1688 and in 1694 granted an Edict of Toleration.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Victor_Amadeus_II_of_Sardinia (670 words)

	Duke of Brittany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		In 1488, at the death of the last male duke Francis II, the head of the Penthievre family was Jean de Brosse (died 1502), grandson of Nicole de Blois the aforementioned, and he asserted their claim to the duchy, but Francis' daughter Anne however succeeded.
		Philip II of Spain, leading enemy of France, offered either of them to divide as much of France between them as could be taken.
		Alan II Wrybeard (reigned as a duke from 937 to 952)
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		The fire burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St.
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	artnet.com: Resource Library: Locatelli, Andrea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		His most distinguished commissions were from Filippo Juvarra on behalf of Victor-Amadeus II of Savoy for two views of the unfinished castello of Rivoli in Turin, in which Locatelli interpreted Juvarra’s plans and designs (1723–5; Racconigi, Castello).
		In 1735, again through Juvarra, he received a commission from King Philip V of Spain for two overdoors for La Granja, which show Christ in the Desert and Christ and the Woman of Samaria (both in situ).
		Savoy, §II: (11) Victor-Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, 15th Duke of Savoy and King of Sicily
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	boys clothing: European royalty -- the French Bourbons Louis XV
		Her parents were Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy (1666-) and Anna Maria d'Orléans (1669-).
		Louis' childhood was deeply affected by the untimely death of his parents and only surviving brother.
		Until he attained his legal majority in 1723, France was governed by a regent, Philippe II, duc d'Orleans.
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	Victor Amadeus, II Biography \| Encyclopedia of World Biography
		Victor Amadeus II (1666-1732) was Duke of Savoy, king of Sicily, and king of Sardinia.
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	Find in a Library: Victor Amadeus II : absolutism in the Savoyard State, 1675-1730
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