Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

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Victor Amadeus III (Italian Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia, June 26, 1726 - October 16, 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Marriage and issue 3 Ancestors 4 External links

[edit] Biography

Born in Turin, he was a son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg.

Having succeeded his father in 1773, he soon started works of improvements in the port of Nice, and had dams in the Arce and the road of the Côte built.

During in the Napoleonic Wars, his troops were defeated by the French at the Battle of Millesimo (April 13, 1796). Victor Amadeus was therefore forced to sign the Treaty of Paris, by which he ceded the fortress of Cuneo, Ceva, Alessandria and Tortona to France, and allowed free passage of the latter's armies towards Italy. He was also compelled to cede Nice and Savoy.

He died soon thereafter in the Castle of Moncalieri.

[edit] Marriage and issue

He married Maria Antonietta of Bourbon (1729-1785), youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elizabeth Farnese. They had twelve children including:

1. Carlo Emanuele IV (1751-1819), married Marie Clotilde of France
2. Marie Elizabeth Charlotte, (1752-1753)
3. Marie Josephine Louise 1753-1810, married Louis XVIII of France
4. Amedeus Alexander, Duke of Montferrat (1754-1755).
5. Marie Thérèse (1756-1805), married Charles X of France
6. Marie Anne (1757-1824), married her uncle Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (1741-1808), no issue.
7. Vittorio Emanuele I (1759-1824), married Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
8. Marie Christine Josephine (1760-1768)
9. Maurizio Giuseppe Maria, Duke of Montferrat, (1762-b.1799) unmarried.
10. Marie Caroline Antoniette (1764-1782) married Anton, later king of Saxony.
11. Carlo Felice I (1765–1831), married Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
12. Giuseppe Benedetto (1766-1802), Count of Moriana (-1796), and Asti (1796-1802) unmarried.

[edit] Ancestors

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia's ancestors in three generations

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia	Father: Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia	Paternal Grandfather: Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia	Paternal Great-grandfather: Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Marie Jeanne of Savoy-Nemours
		Paternal Grandmother: Anne Marie of Orléans	Paternal Great-grandfather: Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Henrietta Anne Stuart
	Mother: Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg	Maternal Grandfather: Ernest Leopold, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg	Maternal Great-grandfather: William of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Anna of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort.
		Maternal Grandmother: Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort	Maternal Great-grandfather: Maximilian Charles Albert of Löwenstein-Wertheim
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Polyxena Khuen-Belasi-Lichtenberg

[edit] External links

• Genealogy

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia House of Savoy Born: 26 June 1726 Died: 16 October 1796
Regnal titles
Preceded by Charles Emmanuel III	King of Sardinia 1773-1796	Succeeded by Charles Emmanuel IV