Philip Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont (2 April 1586 – 9 February 1605) was the eldest son of

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Early years

Philip Emmanuel's parents

and Infanta Catalina Micaela of Spain were married in

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in 1585. Catalina Micaela conceived quickly and gave birth to Philip Emmanuel on 2 April 1586. As heir to the

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, he was styled as

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. Following the birth of his brother Victor Amadeus in 1587, Philip Emmanuel was baptised with him in

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and educated in his parents' court in his early years. Having given birth to ten children, Catalina Micaela died in childbirth in 1597.

Arrival in Spain

After signing the Treaty of Lyon in 1601 with

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, Charles Emmanuel I aimed to improve his relations with his brother-in-law

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. In order to complete the education of his eldest sons, he sent the boys to the Spanish court. Philip Emmanuel, along with his brothers Victor Amadeus and Emmanuel Philibert, arrived in

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, where the court was established at the time, at the end of August 1603. In October, their uncle Philip III gave each of them their own house. After arriving in Spain,

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began his role as their Secretary of State and War in 1603.

Death

Philip Emmanuel died in Valladolid on 9 February 1605, as a result of

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, which was common at the time. Following his death, his brother Victor Amadeus was styled as Prince of Piedmont and later became Duke of Savoy.

Gallery

File:Triple portrait of Filippo Emanuele, Emanuele Filiberto and Vittorio Amedeo, 1589.jpg, Portrait of Philip Emmanuel and his brothers Emmanuel Philibert and Victor Amadeus File:Jan Kraek Three Princes of Savoy.jpg, Philip Emmanuel and his brothers File:Phillip emmanuel.jpg, Philip Emmanuel wearing the order of ''Santissima Annunziata garland''

References

*https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Emmanuel-I *https://blog.peramuzesi.org.tr/en/haftanin-eseri/savoyali-filippo-emanuele/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Philip Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont Princes of Piedmont 1586 births 1605 deaths Burials in the Pantheon of Infantes at El Escorial Sons of dukes Heirs apparent who never acceded 16th-century people from the Savoyard State