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Gabriele di Savoia
Marquis de Rive
(1620–95)

Biographical

Marquis de Rive 1645–95†
Knight Grand Cross of Malta

Lieutenant general of the cavalry for Piedmont
Maréchal general de camp for the Duke of Savoy
Maréchal general de camp for the King of France
Mestre de camp of the cavalry
Abbot of Sainte-Marie d'Aulps

Gabriele was prepared for an ecclesiastical career, having been made an abbot at a young age, however, he chose to enter the military. In 1645, he joined Prince Tommaso of Savoy in the campaign against the Spanish in Tuscany. As lieutenant general, he led the forces of Savoy in battle against the Genoese, but he had little success. In 1681, he was sent to quash a rebellion at Mondovì where he was successful after some difficulties, but after he left, the rebellion rose again and he was forced to return. When Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes 1686, Gabriele was sent to confront the Waldesians as the Duke of Savoy took up arms against the Calvinists within his own dominions.

Place of death: Turin
Place of burial: Cathedral of Turin; transferred to the Abbey of San Michele della Chiusa in 1836

Illegitimate son of Carlo Emanuele I di Savoia and Marie-Marguerite de Rossillon.

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