Victor Amadeus I, duke of Savoy

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Victor Amadeus I (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia, 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular King of Cyprus and Jerusalem. He was also known as the Lion of Susa. [1]

Biography

He was born in Turin to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Spain. He spent much of his childhood at the Spanish court in Madrid. When his brother prince Filippo Emanuele died, he became legitimate heir to the duchy and received the loyalty swore of the court at Racconigi on 21 January 1607.

After a crisis with relationships with Spain, he was married to Henry IV of France's daughter Christine Marie.

Victor Amadeus became Duke of Savoy after his father's death in 1630. Charles Emmanuel's policies had brought a great instability in the relationships with both France and Spain, and troops were needed to defend the Duchy. As money was lacking to recruit mercenaries or train indigenous soldiers, Victor Amadeus signed a peace treaty with Spain. With the Treaty of Cherasco, Savoy was given back Pinerolo, although, according to a secret point of the agreement, that important stronghold was to remain with France in exchange for Geneve.

Subsequently, under the direction of Cardinal Richelieu, Victor Amadeus attempted to create an anti-Spanish league in Italy. In 1637 he crushed a Spanish army at battle of Mombaldone.

On 25 September of that year, Victor Amadeus fell ill after a dinner offered by the Duke of Créqui. Carried to Turin, he died here on 7 October.

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Vittorio Amadeo I, Duca di Savoia+ b. 8 May 1587, d. 7 Oct 1637

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Vittorio Amedeo, Duke of Savoy (2) Vittorio Amadeo I, Duca di Savoia was born on 8 May 1587 at Turin, Italy.4 He was the son of Carlo Emanuele I, Duca di Savoia and Catalina Micaela von Habsburg. (3) He married Marie Christine de Bourbon, Princesse de France, daughter of Henri IV, Roi de France and Marie de Medici, on 10 February 1619 at Paris, France.4 He died on 7 October 1637 at age 50 at Vercelli. (4)

    Vittorio Amadeo I, Duca di Savoia succeeded to the title of Duca di Savoia in 1630. (5) He gained the title of King of Cyprus. (3)

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