Francis Hyacinth, duke of Savoy

Francis Hyacinth (Italian: Francesco Giacinto); 14 September 1632 – 4 October 1638) was the Duke of Savoy from 1637 to 1638 under the regency of his mother, Christine Marie.

Family

https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SAVOY.htm#VictorAmedeeIdied1637B

VICTOR AMEDEE I Duke of Savoy m (Palais du Louvre, Paris 10 Feb 1619) CHRISTINE de France. Victor Amédée & his wife had seven children:

3. FRANÇOIS HYACINTHE de Savoie (Turin 14 Sep 1632-Castello del Valentino, Turin 4 Oct 1638). He succeeded his father in 1637 as FRANÇOIS HYACINTHE Duke of Savoy.

Biography

https://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/early-dukes-of-savoy.html

(Shows birth date as 1622 rather than 1632)

Duke Francis Hyacinth (1622-1638) was the son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and Christina of Bourbon of France. The Dowager Duchess, Christina of Bourbon, became Regent for their young son, Duke Francis Hyacinth (1622-1638), who succeeded at the tender age of 15 [SIC: five] as the Thirteenth Duke.

He was the brother of Luisa Cristina of Savoy, Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy; Margaret Yolande, princess of Savoy; Caterina Beatrice di Savoia and Enrichetta Adelaide, princess of Savoy.

His reign lasted just 362 days, the shortest of any Savoy prince. The "Flower of Paradise," as he was known, died in Turin and was buried at the Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa.

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At his father's death in October 1637, he succeeded and his mother took power having been claimed regent. While Duke of savoy he also held the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Saluzzo, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nice, and claimant King of Jerusalem. The infant was nicknamed the Flower of Paradise (French: Fleur de Paradis)[1]. Having succeeded his father at such a young age, Francis Hyacinth did not rule de facto being only 5 years old. Having caught a fever, he died at the Castle of Valentino, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Emmanuel II. The infant was buried at the Sacra di San Michele in Turin.

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesco_Giacinto_di_Savoia

Last times and death

Francesco Giacinto, appointed Prince of Piedmont , resided at the Valentino castle in those troubled years . In poor health, he was able to keep this title for just eleven months. On 14 September 1638 the child duke went to bed seized by a sudden attack of fever. On 4 October the last consultation of the doctors: Cristina ordered to convene the council of the greats of the crown, but when they reached the Valentino castle, Francesco Giacinto was already dead. The necropsy found that:

"All parts of the prince's body were defective, apart from the brain"

Francesco Giacinto had died at three in the morning. The following day, on a white litter, the body of the heir of Savoy was transported to the Turin Cathedral for the funeral. His last acts were noted by Luigi Cibrario :

”Taken by evil, he said to Carlo Emanuele, his younger brother: Take the crown, because I have finished reigning. Dying, he asked to be given the crucifix: after having kissed it he ended his life with these words: "Now I'm happy to die." During his illness he was confirmed by the nuncio Gaffarelli, and was brought to him to kiss the distinguished relic of the SS. Shroud by Abbot Scotus, first almsgiver, accompanied by the nuncio and the archbishop."

(History of Turin, 1846)

Since 1836 the body has been buried in the Sacra di San Michele , where today it rests in a stone sarcophagus in the center of the old choir of the Church.

Il 1632 fu anche l’anno in cui nacque il primo figlio maschio del duca, Francesco Giacinto, che avrebbe ereditato il Ducato se non fosse morto nel 1638, lasciando l’eredità al secondo maschio, Carlo Emanuele.

• https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/vittorio-amedeo-i-di-savoia_(Dizionario-Biografico)

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The tomb of Francesco Giacinto at the Sacra di San Michele:

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References

• Histoire généalogique de la royale maison de Savoie, justifiée par titres, fondations de monastères, manuscrits, anciens monuments, histoires et autres preuves authentiques. Livres 1-2 / ; enrichie de plusieurs portraits, sceaux, monnaies, sculptures et armoiries. Par Samuel Guichenon,... Guichenon, Samuel (1607-1664). Auteur du texte. Page 916. https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5774406q/f954.item
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hyacinth,_Duke_of_Savoy
• https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Hyazinth_(Savoyen) cites
• Carlo Merlini: Ambienti e Figure di Torino Vecchia. 3. Aufl. Rattero, Turin 1962.
• https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois-Hyacinthe Cites
• Claude Genoux Histoire de Savoie réédition, La Fontaine de Siloé Montmélian 1997 (ISBN 284206044X) p. 321.
• Claude Genoux, illustré par Janet-Lange. Histoire de Savoie: Piémont et ...By Claude Genoux. Page 61. <GoogleBooks> “ FRANÇOIS-HYACINTHE (règne 1 an). Fils du precedent, né à Turin, le 14 septembre 1632; il succéda à son père à l'âge de cinq ans sous la tutelle de sa mère, la duchesse Christine, régente de Savoie. Cet enfant, dont il ne peut être fait mention qu'en fait de chronologie, mourut au château du Valentin, à la suite d'une chute violente, le 4 octobre 1638.”
• La Reggenza di Maria Christina, Duchessa di Savoia. Con nuovi documenti. By Augusto Bazzoni (1865). <GoogleBooks>”Il giovinetto Duca Francesco Giacinto, malfermo di salute, gracilissimo di corpo, sofferente l'asma, moriva, non ancora settenne, nel Castello del Valentino (3 ottobre 1638) (1). L'altro figlio di Vittorio Amedeo cingeva la corona ducale sotto il nome di Carlo Emanuele II nella tenera età di quattro anni. Le formalità del giuramento si compirono, e la madre venne riconfermata nella reggenza.” (1) Mori con parole e detti tanto sensati, che hebbero del miracoloso. .. Madama Reale entrando per due giorni nel convento delle Carmelitane con un istesso pianto ha lagrimata la morte del marito e del figlio primogenito. Lettera del conte Filippo d'Agliè (Archivi del Regno).
• Storia di Torino del cavaliere Luigi Cibrario: 2. (1846) Page 87. <GoogleBooks> “Moribondo si fece dare il crocifisso: dopo d'averlo baciato finì la vita in queste parole: ora sono contento di morire. Durante la malattia fu cresimato dal nunzio Caffarelli, e gli fu recata a baciare l'insigne reliquia della SS. Sindone dall'abate Scoto, primo elemosiniere, accompagnato dal nunzio e dall'arcivescovo” (11).
• The Subalpine Kingdom Or Experiences and Studies in Savoy ..., Volume 1. By Bayle Saint John. Page 181. <GoogleBooks> “Maria Christina had scarcely removed to the new palace in 1638, when her son, the young duke Francesco Giacinto, died at the age of six years —an event foretold by the upsetting of a salt-cellar, and the appearance of a tailed comet! The historians of the House of Savoy record the sayings of this young prince, and inform us that <Lord Fielding>, the English ambassador, took much pleasure in his society.”
• Index of Dates: Alphabetically Arranged : Comprehending the Principal Facts ... Por J. Willoughby Rosse. Page 318. <GoogleBooks>
• John Morby, Dynasties of the World: a chronological and genealogical handbook (Oxford, Oxfordshire, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1989), page 110. <Archive.Org> Bibliography: Cognasso, F. “Umberto Biancomano” (Turin, 1929); “I Savoia” (Milan, 1971).