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 fir
Portrait by Martin van Meytens (1728, Palace of Venaria)
Victor Amadeus by Jacob Ferdinand Voet c. 1673
Victor Amadeus in 1706; during the Siege of Turin
Victor Amadeus in his later years
Charles Emmanuel III
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Charles Emmanuel III was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the paternal grandfather of t
Victor Amadeus II
…Amadeus announced his wish to abdicate the throne and did so in a ceremony at the Castle of Rivoli on the day of his marriage. His son succeeded him as Charles Emmanuel III. Taking the style of King Victor Amadeus, he and Anna moved into the château de Chambéry outside the capital. The couple took a small retinue of servants…
Charles Emmanuel in his coronation robes, c. 1740s
Charles Emmanuel and his son Victor Amadeus III.
The battle of Assietta during the War of the Austrian Succession 1747
The children of Charles and his second wife; (L-R) Eleonora; Victor Amadeus; Maria Felicita and Maria Luisa Gabriella.