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Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours

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Marie Jeanne

Duke of Nemours

Spouse Élisabeth de Bourbon

Issue

Marie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy

Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal

House House of Savoy

Father Henri of Savoy

Mother Anne de Lorraine

Born 12 April 1624(1624-04-12)

Paris, France

Died 30 July 1652 (aged 28)

Paris, France

Burial Notre Dame d'Annecy, Annecy

Religion Roman Catholic

Charles Amadeus of Savoy (French: Charles Amédée de Savoie) (12 April 1624 – 30 July 1652) was a French military leader and magnate and Duke of Nemours. He was the father of the penultimate Duchess of Savoy and Queen of Portugal

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He was the younger son of Henri of Savoy and Anne de Lorraine. He was a brother of Louis of Savoy.

He served in the Army of Flanders in 1645, and in the following year commanded the light cavalry at the siege of Kortrijk. In 1652 he took part in the war of the Fronde, and fought at Bleneau and at the Faubourg St Antoine, where he was wounded. He was shot and killed the same year in a duel by his brother-in-law, François de Bourbon, Duke of Beaufort.

Charles Amadeus' brother Henri, who had been archbishop of Reims, withdrew from orders in order to succeed him to the title of Duke of Nemours.

He married on July 11, 1643 at the Louvre, Élisabeth de Bourbon, Mademoiselle de Vendôme, the daughter of the Duke of Vendôme, the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées. Her mother was the wealthy heiress, Françoise de Lorraine (1592–1669), the daughter of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur and a cousin of the Duke of Lorraine.

Charles had five children, two daughters and three sons only his daughters survived;

   * Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy, Mademoiselle de Nemours (1644–1724), who married Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, in 1665, and had issue;

   * Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy, Mademoiselle d'Aumale (1646–1683), who married king Alphonso VI of Portugal, in 1666 and afterwards Afonso's younger brother, Pedro, Duke of Beja, regent of Portugal, and had issue.

His granddaughter Isabel Luisa of Portugal was heiress-presumptive to the throne of Portugal and Princess of Beira, and his grandson Victor Amadeus II of Savoy became in 1712 king of the island of Sicily and in 1720 instead king of Sardinia. Descendants of Victor Amadeus II are represented in practically all Catholic royal families of Europe.

He was buried at the Notre Dame d'Annecy in Annecy, the capital of the Duchy of Nemours.

References

   * This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain

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Coats of Arms of the Dukes of Savoy after Emmanuel Philibert.

Charles Amadeus of Savoy, 6th Duke of Nemours (French: Charles Amédée de Savoie, Duc de Nemours; April 12, 1624 – July 30, 1652) was a French military leader and magnate.

He was the younger son of Henry of Savoy and a brother of Louis of Savoy.

He served in the army of Flanders in 1645, and in the following year commanded the light cavalry at the siege of Kortrijk. In 1652 he took part in the war of the Fronde, and fought at Bleneau and at the Faubourg St Antoine, where he was wounded. He was killed the same year in a duel by his brother-in-law, François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort.

Charles Amadeus' brother Henry, who had been archbishop of Reims, withdrew from orders in order to succeed him to the title of Duke of Nemours.

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He married on July 11, 1643 at the Louvre, Elisabeth de Bourbon-Vendome, the daughter of the Duc de Vendôme, the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Gabrielle d'Estrées. Her mother was the wealthy heiress, Françoise de Lorraine, Duchesse de Mercoeur et de Penthièvre (1592-1669), the daughter of Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur.

Duke Charles had two daughters,

Marie-Jeanne-Baptiste de Nemours (1644-1724), who married Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, ruler of Piedmont, in 1665,

Marie-Françoise de Nemours (1646-1683), who married king Alphonso VI of Portugal, in 1666 and afterwards Afonso's younger brother, Pedro, Duke of Beja, regent of Portugal.

His granddaughter Isabel Luisa of Portugal was heiress-presumptive to the throne of Portugal and Princess of Beira, and his grandson Victor Amedee, Duke of Savoy became in 1712 king of the island of Sicily and in 1720 instead king of Sardinia. Descendants of Victor Amedee are represented in practically all Catholic royal families of Europe.

[edit]References

This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.