Victor Amadeus of Savoy, 5th Prince of Carignano (31 October 1743 – 10 September 1780) was a member of the

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and

Prince of Carignano The House of Savoy-Carignano ( it, Savoia-Carignano; french: Savoie-Carignan) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. It was founded by Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano (1596–1656), an Italian military commander who was t ...

. He was the brother of the murdered ''

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'' and grandfather of King Charles Albert of Sardinia.

Biography

Born in Turin to

Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano Louis Victor of Savoy, 4th Prince of Carignano (25 September 1721 – 16 December 1778) headed a cadet branch of the Italian dynasty which reigned over the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, being known as the Prince of Carignano from 1741 till his deat ...

and his wife

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, he was the couple's second child and eldest son. As a male line descendant of the

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, he was a ''Prince of Savoy'' by birth. He was named after his cousin King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. At his father's death he succeeded to the style of

. Expecting to find military glory, his namesake created him Lieutenant General of the Sardinian Army. His career was cut short by his death.Predari. Francesco: ''Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 1'', Tipografia Guigoni, 1865, p 286 On 18 October 1768 at

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Victor Amadeus married

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, daughter of Louis de Lorraine, Prince of Brionne and Princess Louise de Rohan (1734--1815). The couple had one child who succeeded Victor Amadeus as Prince of Carignano in 1780. In 1786 he was moved to the Royal Basilica of Superga outside Turin. The current Prince of Naples is a direct male line descendant.

Issue

* Charles Emmanuel of Savoy (24 October 1770 –16 August 1800) married Princess Maria Christina of Saxony and had issue.

Ancestry

References

{{House of Savoy-Carignan 1743 births 1780 deaths Nobility from Turin Princes of Savoy Princes of Carignan Burials at the Basilica of Superga