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Giuseppe Maria di Savoia-Villafranca
2nd Conte di Villafranca
(1783–1825)

Other names: Knight of Savoy

Biographical

2nd Conte di Villafranca 1785–1825†
Baron of the Empire 1810 [France]
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus 1824 [Italy]
Grand officer of the Legion of Honour 1823 [France]
Commander of the Legion of Honour 1814 [France]
Officer of the Legion of Honour 1813 [France]
Knight of the Order of Saint Louis [France]
Knight of Savoy 1785 [Sardinia]

Inspector general of cavalry 1822
Maréchal de camp 1821
Commander 2nd Regiment of Hussars 1820
Colonel 6th Regiment of Hussars 1814
Squadron leader 8th Regiment of Hussars 1810
Lieutenant 10th Regiment of Hussars 1807
Second lieutenant in the 23rd Dragoons

Place of birth: Paris
Place of marriage: Paris
Place of death: Paris
Place of burial: Basilica of Superga

As did his father, Giuseppe Maria embarked on a military career in the French army, reaching the rank of colonel. He distinguished himself with brilliance during the Russian campaign and during the Restoration. In 1823, he accompanied the duc d'Angoulême to battle in Spain. He had been rewarded with the hereditary title of a baron of the French Empire, with arms, in 1810. He died from apoplexy.

Son of Prince Eugenio di Savoia-Villafranca and Elisabeth de Mahon-Boisgarin. He married Paoline de Quélen de Stuer de Caussade in 1810, and had issue.

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