Victor Amadeus II
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Victor Amadeus II was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 June 1675 until his abdication in 1730. He was the first of his house to acquire a royal crown, ruling first as King of Sicily (1713–1720) and then as King of Sardinia (1720–1730). Among his other titles were Duke of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat, Prince of Piedmont, Marquis of Saluzzo and Count of Aosta, Maurienne and Nice.
Victor Amadeus by Jacob Ferdinand Voet c. 1643
Engraved by Pieter Stevens van Gunst after L. Bourdin, Portrait of Victor Amedée II, Duc de Savoye, early 18th century, engraving
The Siege of Turin in 1706
Victor Amadeus in his later years
House of Savoy
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The House of Savoy is an Italian royal house that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1713 to 1720, when they were handed the island of Sardinia, over which they would exercise direct rule from then onward.
Hautecombe Abbey, where many of the dukes are buried