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Prince Louis-Jules de Savoie-Soissons
(1660–83)

Other names: Chevalier de Savoie

Biographical

Governor of Saluzzo 1678
Lieutenant general of Saluzzo 1678
Colonel of an Austrian regiment of dragoons 1682

In 1672 Louis was invited to Piedmont by his cousin, the prince of Carignano, and he was given command of a small army. He was killed from a fall from his horse during a skirmish at Petronell.

Place of birth: Toulouse
Place of death: Petronell, Vienna
Place of burial: Church of San Carlo dei Carmelitani Scalzi, Turin (heart only)

Son of Eugène-Maurice de Savoie-Carignano and Olimpia Mancini.

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