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	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Victor Amadeus II broke this link with France by joining alliances against Savoy's neighbour in both the Nine Years War and the War of the Spanish Succession.
		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 (581 words)

	Victor
		Gotthard Victor Lechler Gotthard Victor Lechler (theologian, was born at Kloster Reichenbach in Württemberg.
		Victor Davis Hanson Victor Davis Hanson is a classicist and grape farmer known both as a scholar of ancient warfare, a c...
		Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy Victor Emmanuel I (1821.
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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Savoy
		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.
		During the French Revolution Savoy was occupied by the French, and by the Treaty of Nice in 1796 was surrendered to France together with Nice.
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	Search Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		Savoy, house of -> The Kingdom of Sardinia After the acquisition of Sardinia, the political history of the dynasty became that of the kingdom of Sardinia (see Sardinia, kingdom of) and of Italy.
		Victor Amadeus II was succeeded by Charles Emmanuel III (reigned 1730-73), Victor Amadeus III (reigned 1773-96), and Charles Emmanuel IV, who lost all but the island of...
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	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).
		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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	HISTORY OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY, KINGS OF ITALY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		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.
		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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	Charles III, Duke of Savoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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.
		However, when 10 years old, his father unexpectedly succeeded his great-grandnephew Charles II of Savoy as duke and head of the Savoy dynasty, which had now also received the titles of the kingdoms of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia.
		In 1713, Charles's great-great-great-grandson Victor Amadeus II of Savoy received confirmation to that title from the Kings of Spain and France, who also claimed it.
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	HENRIETTA, DUCHESS OF ORLEANS - LoveToKnow Article on HENRIETTA, DUCHESS OF ORLEANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		After, the restoration of her brother Charles II., she returned to England with her mother, but a few months later she was again in Paris, where she was married to Philip, now duke of Orleans, on the 3Oth of March 1661.
		The duchess was very popular at the court of Louis XIV., and was on good terms with the grand monarch himself; she shared in the knowledge of state secrets, but was soon estranged from her husband, and at the best her conduct was very imprudent.
		According to legitimist principles, the descendants of Henrietta, through her daughter Marie of Savoy, are entitled to wear the British crown.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OR/ORLEANS_HENRIETTA_DUCHESS_OF.htm (1108 words)

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		Savoy, Charles Emmanuel II (1634-1675) duke of Savoy in 1638-1675; son of Victor Amadeus II Savoy, Victor Amadeus II (1666-1732) duke of Savoy in 1675-1713, king of Sicily in 1713-1720, king of Sardinia in 1720-1730; father of Charles Emmanuel II Schopenhauer, Arthur
		Sforza, Francesco II (1492/1495-1535), duke of Milan in 1521-1524, 1525-1526, 1529-1535; prince of Pavia in 1530
		She was married to Francis II of France in 1558-1560, her cousin Lord Darnley in 1565-1567, and the Earl of Bothwell in 1567-1571, who was commonly regarded as Danley's murderer.
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	amadeus
		Amadeus VI of Savoy Amadeus VI (b.1334-d.March 1 1383), surnamed the Green Count was Count of Savoy from 1343 to 1383.
		Victor Amadeus I of Savoy Victor Amadeus I (b.May 8 1587-d.October 7 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637.
		Victor Amadeus II of Savoy Victor Amadeus II (b.May 14 1666-d.October 31 1732 was the Duke of Savoy (1675-1720, 1730-1732), first king of Sardinia 1720-1730 and king of Sicily 1713-1718.
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	Henrietta Anne Stuart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Henrietta-Anne is best known through her correspondence with her brother King Charles II of England.
		On November 18, 1679, she married Charles II of Spain.
		On April 10, 1684 she married Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
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	Vittorio amedeo I reigns 1630 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His skillful diplomacy rid Savoy of the French and Spanish garrisons and secured peaceful relations with the Swiss.
		Victor Amadeus II duke of Savoy (1675–1713), king of Sicily (1713–20), king of Sardinia (1720–30).
		Succeeding his father, Charles Emmanuel II, as duke of Savoy, he overthrew the regency of his mother in 1683.
	www.class.uidaho.edu /italy2004/urbanHistory/rulers.htm (178 words)

	Treaties of Utrecht (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		France concluded treaties of peace at Utrecht with Britain, the Dutch republic, Prussia, Portugal, and Savoy.
		In the treaty with Savoy, France recognized Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, as king of Sicily and that he should rule Sicily and Nice.
		On Aug. 13, 1713, the Spanish treaty with Savoy was concluded, ceding the former Spanish possession of Sicily to Victor Amadeus II as his share of the spoils of war.
	www.hfac.uh.edu /gbrown/philosophers/leibniz/BritannicaPages/UtrechtTreaties/UtrechtTreaties.html (471 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Juvarra, Filippo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mary Joanna of Savoy-Nemours, Duchess and Regent of Savoy (1644-1724)
		Savoy, §II: (9) Mary Joanna, Duchess and Regent of
		Savoy, §II: (11) Victor-Amadeus II, King of Sardinia, 15th Duke of Savoy and King of Sicily
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	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.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Sardnkng.html (273 words)

	LMT Tech Resource Store: Books : War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690-1720 (Cambridge Studies in Italian History ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe by considering the role of the Duchy of Savoy and the rise of this hitherto weak state into one of the regular members of the anti-French coalitions of the eighteenth century.
		Through his participation in the Nine Years War (1688-97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-14), Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy, acquired a reputation for unrivalled 'Machiavellian' diplomacy on the international stage.
		This is the first detailed study in English for this period of the state which would eventually unite Italy in the middle of the nineteenth century.
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	Ancestors and Family of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia de Savoie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		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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	FIFTEENTH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		She died in Sardinia - wife of Victor Amadeus II.
		She was married to Duke Victor Amadeus II of SAVOY (son of Duke Charles Emmanuel II of SAVOY) about 1685.
		Duke Victor Amadeus II of SAVOY was born in 1666 in Savoy - son of Charles Emmanuel II.
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	Sardinia, kingdom 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: The Kingdom of Sardinia - The Kingdom of Sardinia After the acquisition of Sardinia, the political history of the dynasty...
		Savoy, house of - Savoy, house of, dynasty of Western Europe that ruled Savoy and Piedmont from the 11th cent., the...
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	artnet.de: Resource Library: Ladatte, François (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		His family was associated with Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignano, and they accompanied him to Paris in 1718.
		After his final return to Turin in 1744, Ladatte was made royal sculptor to Victor-Amadeus II of Savoy.
		Savoy, §II: (13) Victor-Amadeus III, 18th Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia
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	Find-Artist.com - Links 1 to 10 on 96 found. containing the word savoy
		He is first recorded in savoy in May 1432, when he undertook the marginal illumination of an Apocalypse...
		A royal subsidy provided by Charles-Emanuel II of savoy, King of Sardinia, enabled him to attend the school of Claudio Francesco Beaumont in Turin.
		Jan Peeter Verdussen went to Turin, where he entered the service of Charles- Emanuel II of savoy, King of Sardinia, for whom he painted the great military feats of the reign, for example the Defeat of...
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	Henrietta Anne Stuart
		After, the restoration of her brother Charles II, she returned to England with her mother, but a few months later she was again in Paris, where she was married to Philip, now duke of Orleans, on the 30th of March 1661.
		In 1670, at the instigation of Louis, she visited England and obtained the signature of Charles II's ministers to the treaty of Dover; her success in this matter greatly delighted Louis, but it did not improve her relations with Philip, who had long refused his consent to his wife's visit to England.
		She left two daughters, Marie Louise, wife of Charles II of Spain, and Anne Marie, wife of Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
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	Casale Monferrato (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For two hundred years Casale was the capital of the Monferrato marquisate, the "land of Aleramo" which was constituted around 950, a small but powerful state which retained its independence for 800 years and ceased to exist only in 1708, when it passed to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
		Rebelling in 1196 it became a free comune and in 1215 was razed to the ground by the allied armies of Vercelli, Alessandria and Thomas of Savoy.
		It was rebuilt by Frederick II, and in 1303 passed to the Aleramici.
	www.castellodirazzano.it /Inglese/casalem.htm (811 words)

	Sardinia -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1718, by the Treaty of London among the great powers, Victor Amadeus II, duke of Savoy and sovereign of Piedmont, was forced to yield Sicily to the Austrian Habsburgs and in exchange received Sardinia (until then a Spanish possession).
		kingdom of the house of Savoy from 1720, which was centred on the lands of Piedmont (in northwestern Italy) and Sardinia.
		Situated 120 miles (190 kilometers) west of the main Italian peninsula, it is 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of the French island of Corsica.
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	Timeline: Eighteenth Century (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In Austria, a 23 year-old, Maria Theresa, inherits the Habsburg throne.
		The King of Prussia, Frederick II, to be known as Frederick the Great, believes Austria in weak and sends troops to take possession of Silesia.
		King George II of Britain is concerned about the security of his territory on the continent, Hanover, and signs a defensive treaty with Frederick the Great of Prussia to discourage the French from attacking Hanover.
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	Spain Cedes Sicily to Count of Savoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Sicily found that she had become the property of a new player, Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy.
		Young Charles (who was later to rule Spain as King Charles III following the death of his father in 1746) carried out his assignment efficiently and in 1738 he was crowned King of a new and independent nation that he welded together, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
		Charles III's descendants remained on the throne of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in a continuous line--interrupted only temporarily by Napoleon's period of occupation and the republican uprisings of 1848--until their overthrow by Garibaldi on behalf of the Kingdom of Savoy in 1860.
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	AllRefer.com - Nicolas Catinat (French History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		The son of a magistrate, he won promotion by merit rather than by wealth or descent.
		In the War of the Grand Alliance he commanded against Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, whom he defeated in N Italy at Staffarda (1690) and at Marsaglia (1693).
		Early in the War of the Spanish Succession, he commanded the French army in Italy, against Prince Eugene of Savoy, but after suffering reverses he was replaced.
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