Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822–1855)
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Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, 1st Duke of Genoa was the founder of the Genoa branch of the House of Savoy.
Photograph of Prince Ferdinand
Portrait of Ferdinando of Savoy, by Valbrun Alexis Leon Louis, Paris, 1833. Private collection
Statute of Ferdinando of Savoy, by Alfonso Balzico, Turin, 19th century.
Charles Albert of Sardinia
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Charles Albert was the King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard state from 27 April 1831 until his abdication in 1849. His name is bound up with the first Italian constitution, the Albertine Statute, and with the First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849).
Portrait by Ferdinando Cavalleri, c. 1832, wearing Ermine
Maria Christina of Saxony, mother of Charles Albert
Youthful portrait of Charles Albert
Maria Theresa of Austria, Charles Albert's wife