Charles Emmanuel III | |||||
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King of Sardinia | |||||
Reign | 3 September 1730 – 20 February 1773 | ||||
Predecessor | Victor Amadeus II | ||||
Successor | Victor Amadeus III | ||||
Born | Turin, Italy | 27 April 1701||||
Died | 20 March 1773 Turin, Italy | (aged 71)||||
Burial | 25 February 1773 Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin | ||||
Spouse | Anne Christine of Sulzbach Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg | ||||
Issue Detail | Victor Amadeus III of Savoy Princess Eleonora Princess Maria Luisa Princess Maria Felicita Benedetto, Duke of Chablais | ||||
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Father | Victor Amadeus II of Savoy | ||||
Mother | Anne Marie d'Orléans | ||||
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Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.
He was born a Prince of Savoy in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and Anne Marie d'Orléans. His maternal grandparents were (Prince) Philippe of France and his first wife Henrietta of England, daughter of Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria.
At the time of his birth, Charles Emmanuel was styled the Duke of Aosta as his older brother Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont was the Heir apparent. His older brother, the Prince of Piedmont died in 1715 and then Charles Emmanuel became Heir apparent.
In 1730 his father abdicated on 3 September leaving the throne to Charles. He was not loved by Victor Amadeus, and consequently received an incomplete education. He however acquired noteworthy knowledge in the military field along his father. A god ruler, he married three times and had eleven children in total. Charles Emmanuel died in Turin in 1773. He was buried in the Basilica of Superga.
He married three times, but his three wives all died before their 30th birthday. There were plans for him to marry Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans but his mother declined the offer. Amalia d'Este was also a candidate, daughter of Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena.