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21-606: (Redirected from Vittorio Emanuele ) Victor Emmanuel may refer to: Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759–1824), Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820–1878), King of Sardinia and later King of Italy Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869–1947), King of Italy See also [ edit ] Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin (1870–1946) Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937–2024) Víctor Manuel (born 1947), Spanish singer Altare della Patria or National Monument to Victor Emmanuel II,

42-733: A building in Rome, Italy Vittorio Emanuele (Rome Metro) , a train station in Rome Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Victor Emmanuel . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Victor_Emmanuel&oldid=1215448426 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

63-534: A descendant of Henrietta of England , he carried the Jacobite claim to the thrones of England and Scotland. Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain (María Antonia Fernanda; 17 November 1729 – 19 September 1785 ) was Queen of Sardinia by marriage to Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia . She was the youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese . She

84-707: A protectorate of his Kingdom. The latter became the seat of the Sardinian Navy. Victor Emmanuel abolished all the freedoms granted by the Napoleonic Codices and restored a fiercely oppressive rule: he restored the Regie Costituzioni of Victor Amadeus II and the Jus commune , strengthened customs barriers, refused to grant a liberal constitution, entrusted education to the Church and reintroduced laws concerning labour and

105-553: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Victor Emmanuel I ( Italian : Vittorio Emanuele ; 24 July 1759 – 10 January 1824) was the Duke of Savoy , King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 June 1802 until his reign ended in 1821 upon abdication due to a liberal revolution. Shortly thereafter, his brother Charles Felix ascended

126-533: The Dauphin's sister Louise Élisabeth of France . Her mother consented to the latter union but insisted on waiting for Maria Antonia Ferdinanda to reach a more mature age. The Infanta's hand was also sought by the Electoral Prince of Saxony . The marriage between Infante Philip and Louise Élisabeth occurred in 1739 and eventually her older sister Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela married the Dauphin in 1745. However, upon

147-521: The King called a meeting with the council of the crown, of which the members also included one of his distant cousins, Charles Albert . However, Victor Emmanuel was not willing to grant a liberal constitution as desired by the revolutionaries, so he abdicated the next day in favour of his brother, Charles Felix , on 13 March 1821. Because Charles Felix was in Modena at the time, Victor Emmanuel temporarily entrusted

168-596: The death of Maria Teresa Rafaela in 1746 Ferdinand VI tried to engage Maria Antonia Fernandina to the Dauphin but the idea was snubbed by Louis XV as " incest ". Instead he chose Maria Josepha of Saxony . Having married by proxy in Madrid on 12 April 1750 she was married in person at Oulx on 31 May 1750 to Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy , the eldest son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his late wife Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg . The marriage had been arranged by Maria Antonia Ferdinanda's half brother, Ferdinand VI and

189-509: The first queen of Sardinia in over thirty years since the death of Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine in 1741. Her oldest son Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont married Marie Clotilde of France , sister of Louis XVI in 1775. Marie Clotilde and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda would become very close. Queen Maria Antonia Ferdinanda died in September 1785 at the Castle of Moncalieri . She was buried at

210-623: The justice system which discriminated against Jews and Waldensians . He nurtured expansionist ambitions in Lombardy , where nationalist anti-Austrian sentiments had developed, promoted largely by the bourgeoisie. This led to conflict with Austria. In March 1821, a liberal revolution exploded in Italy, largely the work of the Carbonari and it seemed that the anti-Austrian attitude of the revolutionaries matched that of Victor Emmanuel. On Sunday 11 March 1821,

231-399: The land, she brought a rigid etiquette from her native Spain to the court of Savoy. She was very religious and was said to have a cold, shy personality. She was the mother of twelve children, three of whom died in childhood. Two of her children had issue. At the death of her father-in-law Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia in 1773, her husband succeeded him as Victor Amadeus III . She was

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252-599: The next twelve years, during which time he constituted the Carabinieri , a Gendarmerie corps, still existing as one of the main branches of the Italy's Armed Forces . In 1814, Napoleon was defeated, and Victor Emmanuel was able to return to Turin . His realm was reconstituted by the Congress of Vienna , with the addition of the territories of the former Republic of Genoa , and well he also wanted to annex Monaco , but it only became

273-534: The regency to Charles Albert , who was second in line to the throne. Since his abdication, Victor Emmanuel lived in several cities until 1824, when he returned to the Castle of Moncalieri , where he died. He is buried in the Basilica of Superga . On 21 April 1789, he married Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este , daughter of Ferdinand, Duke of Modena (who was the son of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ). They had six daughters and one son who died very young: As

294-578: The struggle of the old powers against the revolutionary forces in France but was defeated and forced to make peace, signing the Treaty of Paris . The old king died shortly thereafter, and in December 1798, his eldest son and successor, Charles Emmanuel IV , was faced with a French occupation and eventually annexation, of his mainland territories. Charles Emmanuel and his family were forced to withdraw to Sardinia , which

315-481: The throne as the new King of Sardinia. Victor Emmanuel was the son of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia and his wife, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain . In 1789, he married Maria Theresa of Austria-Este , with whom he had seven children, including the future Empress of Austria . He was the King of Sardinia during the Napoleonic Wars , where he regained Piedmont after Napoleon's defeat in 1814. Victor Emmanuel

336-481: Was baptised with the names María Antonia along with Fernanda in honour of her half brother, then the heir to the throne. Variations in her name range from "Antonia Fernanda" and "Antonietta Ferdinanda". As a daughter of the King of Spain , she held the title of Infanta of Spain and style of Royal Highness. In a double marriage plan she would marry Louis, Dauphin of France , and her brother, Infante Philip , would marry

357-569: Was born on 24 July 1754 at the Royal Palace of Turin in Turin , Italy. He was the second son of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia , son of King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg , and his wife, Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain , daughter of King Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese . Victor Emmanuel was known from birth as the Duke of Aosta . From 1792 to 1796, Victor Emmanuel’s father had taken an active part in

378-497: Was known as Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda . Operas by Baldassare Galuppi were specially composed for her marriage to the Duke of Savoy. The match was seen as unpopular, but the two remained close until her death. From marriage until her husband's accession she was styled as the Duchess of Savoy . The couple surrounded themselves with modern thinkers and various politicians. The first lady of

399-629: Was the mother of the last three mainline Kings of Sardinia . She was born at the Royal Alcázar of Seville in Seville and was the youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and of his second wife Elisabeth Farnese . She was born in Seville during the signing of the Treaty of Seville which ended the Anglo-Spanish War . She spent her infancy in the city of her birth before moving to Madrid in 1733. She

420-528: Was the only part of his domains not conquered by the French. Charles Emmanuel himself took little interest in the rule of Sardinia, living with his wife on the mainland in Naples and Rome until his wife's death in 1802, which led the childless Charles Emmanuel to abdicate the throne in favour of his younger brother. Victor Emmanuel took the throne on 4 June 1802 as Victor Emmanuel I. He ruled Sardinia from Cagliari for

441-637: Was used to strengthen relations between Madrid and Turin as the two courts had fought on opposing sides during the War of the Austrian Succession . The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the war. As a wedding gift, the apartments of the new Duchess of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin were remodelled by the architect Benedetto Alfieri . Maria Antonia Ferdinanda was given a dowry of 3,500,000 Piedmontese Lires as well as Spanish possessions in Milan . In Italy she

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