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Victor Amadeus II, the Glossary

Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 166631 October 1732) was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 June 1675 until his abdication in 1730.^[1]

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17th-century dukes of Savoy
18th-century dukes of Savoy
18th-century kings of Sardinia
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Italian royalty
Military leaders of the War of the Spanish Succession
Military personnel of the Nine Years' War
Princes of Piedmont

Abdication

Abdication is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority.

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André Le Nôtre

André Le Nôtre (12 March 1613 – 15 September 1700), originally rendered as André Le Nostre, was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France.

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Anna Carlotta Teresa Canalis di Cumiana (23 April 1680 – 13 April 1769) was a playwright and the morganatic wife of Victor Amadeus II, King of Sardinia. Victor Amadeus II and Anna Canalis di Cumiana are nobility from Turin.

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Anna d'Este

Anna d'Este (16 November 1531 – 17 May 1607) was an important princess with considerable influence at the court of France and a central figure in the French Wars of Religion.

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Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici (11 August 1667 – 18 February 1743) was an Italian noblewoman who was the last lineal descendant of the main branch of the House of Medici.

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Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont

Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont (Anne Christine Louise; 5 February 1704 – 12 March 1723), also called Christine of the Palatinate, was a princess of the Bavarian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire and first wife of Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, heir to the throne of the kingdom of Sardinia. Victor Amadeus II and Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont are Burials at the Basilica of Superga and Italian royalty.

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Anne Marie d'Orléans

Anne Marie d'Orléans (27 August 1669 – 26 August 1728) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy. Victor Amadeus II and Anne Marie d'Orléans are Burials at the Basilica of Superga.

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Antoine of Navarre

Antoine de Bourbon, roi de Navarre (22 April 1518 – 17 November 1562) was the King of Navarre through his marriage (jure uxoris) to Queen Jeanne III, from 1555 until his death.

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Aosta

Aosta (Aoste) is the principal city of the Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin.

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Élisabeth de Bourbon

Élisabeth de Bourbon (August 1614 – 19 May 1664) was a granddaughter of King Henry IV of France.

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Basilica of Superga

The Basilica of Superga is a hilltop Catholic basilica in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin, Italy.

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Battle of Chiari

The Battle of Chiari was fought on 1 September 1701 during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Cadet branch

A cadet branch consists of the male-line descendants of a monarch's or patriarch's younger sons (cadets).

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Catalina Micaela of Spain

Catherine Michaela of Spain (10 October 1567 – 6 November 1597) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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César, Duke of Vendôme

César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France (June 1594 – 22 October 1665) was the illegitimate son of Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées, and founder of the House of Bourbon-Vendome.

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Ceva

Ceva, the ancient Ceba, is a small Italian town in the province of Cuneo, region of Piedmont, east of Cuneo.

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Chambéry

Chambéry (Arpitan: Chambèri) is the prefecture and largest city of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

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Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours

Charles Amadeus of Savoy (Charles-Amédée de Savoie), Duke of Nemours (12 April 162430 July 1652) was a French military leader and magnate. Victor Amadeus II and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours are Italian people of French descent and princes of Savoy.

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Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel I (Carlo Emanuele di Savoia; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as the Great, was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 30 August 1580 until his death almost 50 years later in 1630, he was the longest-reigning Savoyard monarch at the time, only for his record to be surpassed by his great-grandson Victor Amadeus II. Victor Amadeus II and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy are 17th-century dukes of Savoy, claimant kings of Jerusalem, princes of Piedmont and princes of Savoy.

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Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel II (Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia); 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 October 1638 until his death in 1675 and under regency of his mother Christine of France until 1648. He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia. Victor Amadeus II and Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy are 17th-century dukes of Savoy, child monarchs, claimant kings of Jerusalem, counts of Aosta, nobility from Turin and princes of Savoy.

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Charles Emmanuel III

Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's adbication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. Victor Amadeus II and Charles Emmanuel III are 18th-century dukes of Savoy, 18th-century kings of Sardinia, claimant kings of Jerusalem, nobility from Turin, princes of Piedmont and princes of Savoy.

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Charles II of Spain

Charles II of Spain (6 November 1661 – 1 November 1700), also known as the Bewitched (El Hechizado), was King of Spain from 1665 to 1700. Victor Amadeus II and Charles II of Spain are child monarchs.

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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VI (Karl; Carolus; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. Victor Amadeus II and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor are 18th-century kings of Sardinia and 18th-century kings of Sicily.

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Charles, Duke of Aumale

Charles de Lorraine, duc d'Aumale (25 January 1555 –, Brussels) was a French noble, military commander and governor during the latter French Wars of Religion.

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Charles, Duke of Berry (1686–1714)

Charles of France, Duke of Berry, (31 July 1686 – 5 May 1714) was a grandson of Louis XIV of France.

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Christine of France

Christine Marie of France (10 February 1606 – 27 December 1663) was Duchess of Savoy from 26 July 1630 to 7 October 1637 as the consort of Duke Victor Amadeus I. She was the daughter of Henry IV of France and sister of Louis XIII.

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Cigliano

Cigliano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about west of Vercelli.

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Counts and dukes of Aumale

The County of Aumale, later elevated to a duchy, was a medieval fief in Normandy, disputed between France and England during parts of the Hundred Years' War.

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Counts and dukes of Savoy

The titles of the Count of Savoy, and then Duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy.

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County of Maurienne

The County of Maurienne (Comitatus Maurianensis; Comté de Maurienne; Contea di Moriana) was a county in the Maurienne Valley of Upper Burgundy during the Middle Ages.

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County of Nice

The County of Nice (Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois; Contea di Nizza / Paese Nizzardo; Niçard Contèa de Niça / País Niçard) was a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice.

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Daniel Seiter

Daniel Seiter, Saiter, or Seyter (c.1642/1647–1705) was a Viennese-born painter of the Baroque, who trained and worked in Italy.

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Dauphiné

The Dauphiné is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of Isère, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes.

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De facto

De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.

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Duchy of Milan

The Duchy of Milan (Ducato di Milano; Ducaa de Milan) was a state in Northern Italy, created in 1395 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, then the lord of Milan, and a member of the important Visconti family, which had been ruling the city since 1277.

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Duchy of Montferrat

The Duchy of Montferrat was a state located in Northern Italy.

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Duchy of Savoy

The Duchy of Savoy (Ducato di Savoia; Duché de Savoie) was a territorial entity of the Savoyard state that existed from 1416 until 1847 and was a possession of the House of Savoy.

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Dutch Republic

The United Provinces of the Netherlands, officially the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) and commonly referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation that existed from 1579 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.

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Edict of toleration

An edict of toleration is a declaration, made by a government or ruler, and states that members of a given religion will not suffer religious persecution for engaging in their traditions' practices.

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Elisabeth of Valois

Elisabeth of France, or Elisabeth of Valois (Isabel de Valois; Élisabeth de Valois) (2 April 1546 – 3 October 1568), was Queen of Spain as the third wife of Philip II of Spain.

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Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy

Emmanuel Philibert (Emanuele Filiberto; Emanuel Filibert; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as i (Testa 'd fer; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 17 August 1553 until his death in 1580. Victor Amadeus II and Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy are claimant kings of Jerusalem, nobility from Turin and princes of Savoy.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Fief

A fief (feudum) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law.

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Filippo Juvarra

Filippo Juvarra (7 March 1678 – 31 January 1736) was an Italian architect, scenographer, engraver and goldsmith.

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Flanders

Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium.

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Françoise of Lorraine, Duchess of Vendôme

Françoise of Lorraine (November 1592 – 8 September 1669) was a princess of Lorraine and daughter-in-law of Henry IV of France.

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Francesco I de' Medici

Francesco I (25 March 1541 – 19 October 1587) was the second Grand Duke of Tuscany, ruling from 1574 until his death in 1587.

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Gabrielle d'Estrées

Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (157310 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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Heir apparent

An heir apparent (heiress apparent) or simply heir is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person.

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Henri I, Duke of Nemours

Henri of Savoy (Henri de Savoie) (2 November 157210 July 1632), called originally Marquis de Saint-Sorlin, was the son of Jacques of Savoy and Anna d'Este, the widow of François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise. Victor Amadeus II and Henri I, Duke of Nemours are princes of Savoy.

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Henrietta of England

Henrietta of England (Henrietta Anne Stuart; 16 June 1644 O.S. – 30 June 1670) was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria.

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Henry IV of France

Henry IV (Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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House of Savoy

The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia) is an Italian royal house (formally a dynasty) that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region.

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House of Savoy-Carignano

The House of Savoy-Carignano (Savoia-Carignano; Savoie-Carignan) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. Victor Amadeus II and House of Savoy-Carignano are princes of Savoy.

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Intendant

An intendant (intendente; intendente) was, and sometimes still is, a public official, especially in France, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

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Isabel Luísa, Princess of Beira

Infanta Isabel Luísa Josefa of Portugal (6 January 1669 – 21 October 1690) was the only child of Peter II of Portugal and his first wife and former sister-in-law, Maria Francisca of Savoy.

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Jacques de Savoie, Duke of Nemours

Jacques de Savoie, duc de Nemours (12 October 153115 June 1585) was a French military commander, governor and Prince Étranger. Victor Amadeus II and Jacques de Savoie, Duke of Nemours are princes of Savoy.

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Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes

Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, comtesse de Verrue (18 January 1670 – 18 November 1736) was a French noblewoman and the mistress of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia.

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Jeanne d'Albret

Jeanne d'Albret (Basque: Joana Albretekoa; Occitan: Joana de Labrit; 16 November 1528 – 9 June 1572), also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572.

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Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Joanna of Austria (German Johanna von Österreich, Italian Giovanna d'Austria) (24 January 1547 – 11 April 1578) was an Archduchess of Austria.

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Kingdom of Portugal

The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.

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Kingdom of Sardinia (1700–1720)

From 1700 to 1720, the Kingdom of Sardinia, as a part of the Spanish empire, was disputed between two dynasties, the Habsburgs and the Bourbons.

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Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)

The Kingdom of Sardinia is a term used to denote the Savoyard state from 1720 until 1861, which united the island of Sardinia with the mainland possessions of the House of Savoy.

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Kingdom of Sicily

The Kingdom of Sicily (Regnum Siciliae; Regno di Sicilia; Regnu di Sicilia) was a state that existed in Sicily and the south of the Italian Peninsula plus, for a time, in Northern Africa from its founding by Roger II of Sicily in 1130 until 1816.

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Kingdom of Sicily under Savoy

The Kingdom of Sicily was ruled by the House of Savoy from 1713 until 1720, although they lost control of it in 1718 and did not relinquish their title to it until 1723.

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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor

Leopold I (Leopold Ignaz Joseph Balthasar Franz Felician; I.; 9 June 1640 – 5 May 1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia.

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List of marquises of Saluzzo

The marquises (also marquesses or margraves) of Saluzzo were the medieval feudal rulers city of Saluzzo (today part of Piedmont, Italy) and its countryside from 1175 to 1549.

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List of monarchs of Sardinia

The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861.

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List of rulers of Montferrat

The Marquises and Dukes of Montferrat were the rulers of a territory in Piedmont south of the Po and east of Turin called Montferrat.

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List of Sicilian monarchs

The monarchs of Sicily ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Sicily in 1130 until the "perfect fusion" in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in 1816.

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Lombardy

Lombardy (Lombardia; Lombardia) is an administrative region of Italy that covers; it is located in northern Italy and has a population of about 10 million people, constituting more than one-sixth of Italy's population.

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Louis XIV

LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. Victor Amadeus II and Louis XIV are child monarchs.

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Louis XV

Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. Victor Amadeus II and Louis XV are child monarchs.

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Louis, Duke of Burgundy

Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy (6 August 1682 – 18 February 1712), was the eldest son of Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria and grandson of the reigning French king, Louis XIV.

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Louis, Grand Dauphin

Louis, Dauphin of France (1 November 1661 – 14 April 1711), commonly known as le Grand Dauphin, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Louis XIV and his spouse, Maria Theresa of Spain.

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Madame Royale

Madame Royale (Royal Lady) was a style customarily used for the eldest living unmarried daughter of a reigning French monarch.

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Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry

Margaret of Valois, Duchess of Berry (French: Marguerite de Valois) (5 June 1523 – 15 September 1574) was Duchess of Savoy by marriage to Duke Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy.

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Maria Antonia of Austria

Maria Antonia Josepha Benedicta Rosalia Petronella of Austria (18 January 1669 – 24 December 1692) was an Electress of Bavaria as the wife of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.

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Maria Francisca of Savoy

Dona Maria Francisca Isabel of Savoy (Marie Françoise Élisabeth; 21 June 1646 – 27 December 1683) was Queen of Portugal during her marriage to King Dom Afonso VI from 2 August 1666 to 24 March 1668 and, as the wife of Afonso's brother King Dom Peter II, from 12 September 1683 until her death in December that year.

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Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy

Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy (17 September 1688 – 14 February 1714), nicknamed La Savoyana, was Queen of Spain by marriage to King Philip V. She acted as regent during her husband's absence from 1702 until 1703 and had great influence as a political adviser during the War of the Spanish Succession. Victor Amadeus II and Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy are nobility from Turin.

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Maria Sophia of Neuburg

Maria Sophia Elisabeth of Neuburg (6 August 1666 – 4 August 1699) was Queen of Portugal as the wife of King Peter II from 1687 until her death in 1699. Victor Amadeus II and Maria Sophia of Neuburg are 1666 births.

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Maria Vittoria of Savoy

Maria Vittoria of Savoy (Maria Vittoria Francesca; 9 February 1690 – 8 July 1766) was a legitimated daughter of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, first king of the House of Savoy. Victor Amadeus II and Maria Vittoria of Savoy are nobility from Turin.

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Marie Adélaïde of Savoy

Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (6 December 1685 – 12 February 1712) was the wife of Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy. Victor Amadeus II and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy are nobility from Turin.

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Marie de' Medici

Marie de' Medici (Marie de Médicis; Maria de' Medici; 26 April 1575 – 3 July 1642) was Queen of France and Navarre as the second wife of King Henry IV.

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Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours

Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (11 April 1644 – 15 March 1724) was born a Princess of Savoy and became the Duchess of Savoy by marriage. Victor Amadeus II and Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours are Italian people of French descent.

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Martin van Meytens

Martin van Meytens (24 June 1695 – 23 March 1770) was a Swedish-Austrian painter who painted members of the Royal Court of Austria such as Marie Antoinette, Maria Theresa of Austria, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor's family and members of the local aristocracy.

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Moncalieri Castle

The Castle of Moncalieri is a palace in Moncalieri (Metropolitan City of Turin), Piedmont, in northern Italy.

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Mondovì

Mondovì (Ël Mondvì, Mons Regalis) is a town and comune (township) in Piedmont, northern Italy, about from Turin.

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Montaldo di Mondovì

Montaldo di Mondovì is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about south of Turin and about southeast of Cuneo.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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Nine Years' War

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance.

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Palace of Venaria

The Palace of Venaria (Reggia di Venaria Reale) is a former royal residence and gardens located in Venaria Reale, near the city of Turin in the Piedmont region in northern Italy.

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Palace of Versailles

The Palace of Versailles (château de Versailles) is a former royal residence commissioned by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, about west of Paris, France.

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Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi

The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian for 'hunting residence' of Stupinigi) is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in the Metropolitan City of Turin in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list.

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Palazzo Madama, Turin

Palazzo Madama e Casaforte degli Acaja is a palace in Turin, Piedmont.

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Palermo

Palermo (Palermu, locally also Paliemmu or Palèimmu) is a city in southern Italy, the capital of both the autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province.

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Peter II of Portugal

Dom Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed "the Pacific", was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI from 1668 until his own accession.

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Philip II of Spain

Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent (Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.

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Philip V of Spain

Philip V (Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724 and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. Victor Amadeus II and Philip V of Spain are 18th-century kings of Sardinia, 18th-century kings of Sicily and monarchs who abdicated.

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Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur

Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, Duke of Mercœur and of Penthièvre (9 September 1558, in Nomeny, Meurthe-et-Moselle – 19 February 1602, in Nürnberg) was a French soldier, a prince of the Holy Roman Empire and a prominent member of the Catholic League, who fought for Breton political independence from the House of Bourbon.

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Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

Monsieur Philippe I, Duke of Orléans (21 September 1640 – 9 June 1701) was the younger son of King Louis XIII of France and Anne of Austria, and the younger brother of King Louis XIV.

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Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (Philippe Charles; 2 August 1674 – 2 December 1723), was a French prince, soldier, and statesman who served as Regent of the Kingdom of France from 1715 to 1723.

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Piedmont

Piedmont (Piemonte,; Piemont), located in northwest Italy, is one of the 20 regions of Italy.

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Pinerolo

Pinerolo (Pinareul; Pignerol; Pineròl) is a town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, northwestern Italy, southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.

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Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg

Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Polyxena Christina Johanna; 21 September 1706 – 13 January 1735) was the second wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. Victor Amadeus II and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg are Burials at the Basilica of Superga and Italian royalty.

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Pope Clement XII

Pope Clement XII (Clemens XII; Clemente XII; 7 April 16526 February 1740), born Lorenzo Corsini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 12 July 1730 to his death in February 1740.

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Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 in Paris – 21 April 1736 in Vienna), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Victor Amadeus II and Prince Eugene of Savoy are Burials at the Basilica of Superga and military personnel of the Nine Years' War.

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Prince of Piedmont

The lordship of Piedmont, later the principality of Piedmont (Piemonte), was originally an appanage of the County of Savoy, and as such its lords were members of the Achaea branch of the House of Savoy. Victor Amadeus II and prince of Piedmont are princes of Piedmont.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Residences of the Royal House of Savoy

The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy are a group of buildings in Turin and the Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont (northern Italy).

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Rivoli Castle

The Rivoli Castle is a former Residence of the Royal House of Savoy in Rivoli (Metropolitan City of Turin, Italy).

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Royal Palace of Turin

The Royal Palace of Turin (Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy.

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Savoyard state

The Savoyard state is a term of art used by historians to denote collectively all of the states ruled by the counts and dukes of Savoy from the Middle Ages to the formation of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Siege of Turin

The Siege of Turin took place from June to September 1706, during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Smallpox

Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus.

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Spigno Monferrato

Spigno Monferrato is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region of Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southwest of Alessandria.

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Stroke

Stroke (also known as a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or brain attack) is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death.

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Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach

Theodore Eustace (German: Theodor Eustach; 14 February 1659 – 11 July 1732) was the Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1708 until 1732. Victor Amadeus II and Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach are 1732 deaths.

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Turin

Turin (Torino) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy.

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Tuscany

Italian: toscano | citizenship_it.

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UNESCO

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.

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Venice

Venice (Venezia; Venesia, formerly Venexia) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region.

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Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

Victor Amadeus I (Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 26 July 1630 until his death in 1637. Victor Amadeus II and Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy are 17th-century dukes of Savoy, claimant kings of Jerusalem, nobility from Turin, princes of Piedmont and princes of Savoy.

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Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano

Victor Amadeus of Savoy, 3rd Prince of Carignano (1 March 1690 – 4 April 1741) was an Italian nobleman who was Prince of Carignano from 1709 to 1741. Victor Amadeus II and Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano are Burials at the Basilica of Superga, nobility from Turin and princes of Savoy.

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Victor Amadeus III

Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Victor Amadeus II and Victor Amadeus III are 18th-century dukes of Savoy, 18th-century kings of Sardinia, Burials at the Basilica of Superga, claimant kings of Jerusalem, nobility from Turin and princes of Savoy.

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Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont

Victor Amadeus of Savoy (Vittorio Amedeo Filippo Giuseppe; 6 May 1699 – 22 March 1715) was the eldest son of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and his French wife Anne Marie d'Orléans. Victor Amadeus II and Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont are Burials at the Basilica of Superga, Italian royalty, nobility from Turin, princes of Piedmont and princes of Savoy.

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Villa della Regina

The Villa della Regina is a palace in the city of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

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Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples

Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia;Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 33, 38–39..Willis, Daniel, The Descendants of Louis XIII, Clearfield Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1999, p. Victor Amadeus II and Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples are claimant kings of Jerusalem, princes of Piedmont and princes of Savoy.

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Vittorio Francesco, Marquis of Susa

Vittorio Francesco of Savoy (Vittorio Francesco Filippo; 10 December 1694 – 20 March 1762)Christopher Storrs, War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690–1720, (Cambridge University Press, 2004), 196. Victor Amadeus II and Vittorio Francesco, Marquis of Susa are nobility from Turin and princes of Savoy.

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Waldensians

The Waldensians, also known as Waldenses, Vallenses, Valdesi, or Vaudois, are adherents of a church tradition that began as an ascetic movement within Western Christianity before the Reformation.

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War of the Quadruple Alliance

The War of the Quadruple Alliance was fought from 1718 to 1720 by Spain, and the Quadruple Alliance, a coalition between Britain, France, Austria, and the Dutch Republic.

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War of the Spanish Succession

The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714.

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World Heritage Site

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Amadeus_II

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17th-century dukes of Savoy

18th-century dukes of Savoy

18th-century kings of Sardinia

18th-century kings of Sicily

Claimant kings of Jerusalem

Counts of Aosta

Italian royalty

Military leaders of the War of the Spanish Succession

Military personnel of the Nine Years' War

Princes of Piedmont

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