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Victor Amadeus I
Duke of Savoy
Reign26 July 1630 – 7 October 1637
PredecessorCharles Emmanuel I
SuccessorFrancis Hyacinth
Born(1587-05-08)8 May 1587
Turin, Piedmont, Savoy
Died7 October 1637(1637-10-07) (aged 50)
Vercelli, Piedmont, Savoy
SpouseChristine Marie of France
IssueLuisa Cristina, Princess Maurice
Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
Margaret Yolande, Duchess of Parma
Henrietta Adelaide Marie, Electress of Bavaria
Princess Catherine Beatrice of Savoy
HouseSavoy
FatherCharles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
MotherCatherine Micaela of Spain
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Victor Amadeus I (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630-37. He was titular King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He was also known as the Lion of Susa.[1]

Biography

Engraving of Victor Amadeus I

He was born in Turin, Piedmont to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Spain, daughter of King Philip II of Spain. He spent much of his childhood at the Spanish court in Madrid, at the court of his grandfather Philip II. He stayed there until the king's death in 1598, when Victor Amadeus was 11. When his brother, Filippo Emanuele, died in 1605, he became legitimate heir to the Duchy of Savoy and received the homage of the court at Racconigi on 21 January 1607.[citation needed]

Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy after Victor Amadeus I.

Victor Amadeus became Duke of Savoy after his father's death in 1630. Charles Emmanuel's policies had brought a great instability in the relationships with both France and Spain, and troops were needed to defend the Duchy. As money was lacking to recruit mercenaries or train indigenous soldiers, Victor Amadeus signed a peace treaty with Spain.

With the Treaty of Cherasco, Savoy was forced to give Pinerolo to France. This gave France a strategic route into the heart of Savoy territory and on into the rest of Italy. The rulers of Savoy from that point resented this loss, and worked for decades with the goal of regaining that loss.[2] Subsequently, under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu, Victor Amadeus attempted to create an anti-Spanish league in Italy. He achieved two victories against the Spanish: In 1636 in the Battle of Tornavento and on 8 September 1637 in the Battle of Mombaldone. [citation needed]

Death

On 25 September of that year, Victor Amadeus fell ill after a dinner offered by the Duke of Créqui. He was carried to Vercelli, where he died on 7 October, aged 50. [citation needed]

Marriage and issue

In 1619, he married Christine Marie of France (1606–1663), a daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici. Following his death, she served as regent of the Duchy from 1637 to 1663. They had children including:

Ancestry

Family of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
16. Philip II of Savoy
8. Charles III, Duke of Savoy
17. Claudine de Brosse
4. Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
18. Manuel I of Portugal (=26)
9. Infanta Beatriz, Duchess of Savoy
19. Maria of Aragon (=27)
2. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
20. Charles, Count of Angoulême
10. Francis I of France (=28)
21. Louise of Savoy
5. Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry
22. Louis XII of France
11. Claude of France (=29)
23. Anne of Brittany
1. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
24. Philip I of Castile
12. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
25. Joanna of Castile
6. Philip II of Spain
26. Manuel I of Portugal (=18)
13. Isabella of Portugal
27. Maria of Aragon (=19)
3. Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain
28. Francis I of France (=10)
14. Henry II of France
29. Claude of France (=11)
7. Elisabeth of Valois
30. Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino
15. Catherine de' Medici
31. Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 8 May 1587 – 21 January 1607 His Highness Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy
  • 21 January 1607 – 26 July 1630 His Highness the Prince of Piedmont
  • 26 July 1630 – 7 October 1637 His Highness the Duke of Savoy

Notes

  1. ^ Profile, treccani.it; accessed 18 February 2015. Template:It icon
  2. ^ Storrs 1999, p. 1.

References

  • Storrs, Christopher (1999). War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy 1690-1720. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521551463.
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
Born: 8 May 1587 Died: 7 October 1637
Regnal titles
Preceded by Duke of Savoy
1630–1637 		Succeeded by
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