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

House of Savoy The House of Savoy (, ) is a royal house (formally a dynasty) of Franco-Italian origin that was established in 1003 in the historical region of Savoy, which was originally part of the Kingdom of Burgundy and now lies mostly within southeastern F ...

and

Prince of Carignano The House of Savoy-Carignano (; ) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Savoy. It was founded by Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano (1596–1656), an Italian military commander who was the fifth son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy. ...

. He was the brother of the murdered '' princesse de Lamballe'' 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 Sardinia, being known as the Prince of Carignano from 1741 till his death. Upon ...

and his wife

Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Christine of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Christine Henriette; 21 November 1717 – 1 September 1778) was a princess of the German dynasty of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg. She was the Princess of Carignano by marriage and mother of the ' ...

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

Duke of Savoy The titles of the count of Savoy, and then duke of Savoy, are titles of nobility attached to the historical territory of Savoy. Since its creation, in the 11th century, the House of Savoy held the county. Several of these rulers ruled as kings at ...

, 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

Oulx Oulx (, , ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about west of Turin, in the Susa Valley on the border with France. Names Like many other towns in the Susa Valley, Oulx has diff ...

Victor Amadeus married Princess Joséphine of Lorraine, daughter of Louis of Lorraine, Prince de 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