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Victor Amadeus was born in Turin, Piedmont, as the second son and child of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Micaela of Spain, daughter of King Philip II of Spain. He spent much of his childhood in Madrid at the court of his grandfather Philip II. He stayed there until the king's death in 1598, when Victor Amadeus was eleven.
Amadeus was born at Thonon-les-Bains, the son of Louis, Duke of Savoy, and Anne de Lusignan, [1] daughter of Janus of Cyprus, King of Cyprus. In 1452, his mother arranged a political marriage to Yolande of Valois (1434–1478), sister of Louis XI of France and daughter of Charles VII of France. Because of his epilepsy and retirement, she was ...
This portrait, by an unknown Spanish artist of the sixteenth century, is traditionally identified as Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy. Known as Testa di ferro or Ironhead because of his military prowess, the Duke was a skilled political strategist and one-time suitor to Lady Elizabeth Tudor, later Queen Elizabeth I.Emmanuel Philibert was the second cousin and nephew by marriage of Holy Roman ...
The Royal House of Savoy is one of the oldest royal dynasties in Europe, which celebrated its millennium in 2003. This section includes a detailed history and portraits with biographies of the Counts, Dukes and Kings of the Savoy dynasty; castles and palaces associated with or constructed by the Savoys; and royal abbeys and chapels erected or endowed by Savoy family members.
Label. Description. Also known as. English. Emanuele Filiberto I, Duke of Savoy. Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580. Tête de fer Emmanuel Philibert. Emanuel Philebert. Tete de fer Emmanuel Philibert.
Biography Son of Louis or Lodovico I, Duke of Savoy; he succeeded his great-nephew Charles or Carlo II, Duke of Savoy. He was succeeded in turn by his sons Filiberto II and Carlo III.
It was created when Emperor Sigismund, raised the County of Savoy into a duchy for Amadeus VIII. The duchy was an Imperial fief, subject of the Holy Roman Empire, until 1792, with a vote in the Imperial Diet. From the 16th century, Savoy belonged to the Upper Rhenish Circle. Its territory included the current French departments of Savoie, Haute ...
