Prince Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy (8 December 1687 – 28 December 1729), was born a Prince of Savoy and was later

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from 1702 till his death.

Early life

He was the son of Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (1657–1702) and his wife, Uranie de La Cropte (1655-1717). The famous general

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was his uncle.

Marriage

He married on 24 October 1713

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(1694–1772),

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and had one son. He became a Knight in the Austrian

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in 1712. He died in

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Issue

* Eugène-Jean-François de Savoie (Eugene John Francis; 23 September 1714 – 24 November 1734); married Princess

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, Sovereign of the

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, by proxy, but died 13 days after without issue.

Ancestry

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy Italian nobility Counts of Soissons 1687 births 1729 deaths Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Burials at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna People from the Savoyard state