Charles Felix of Sardinia
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Charles Felix was the King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 March 1821 until his death in 1831. He was the last male-line member of the House of Savoy that started with Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, and caused the line of Victor Amadeus I's younger brother Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano to seize the throne after Felix's death.
Posthumous portrait by Francesco Marabotti, painted in c. 1851
Charles Felix as the Grand Master of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
Maria Cristina of Naples, wife of Charles Felix and queen of Sardinia
Victor Emmanuel I, who abdicated in favour of Charles Felix after the rebellion of 1821
Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
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Victor Amadeus I was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 26 July 1630 until his death in 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa.
Portrait by unknown, c. 1634-6
Portrait by an unknown Piedmontese school, 17th century
Engraving of Victor Amadeus I