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Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia
Principe di Piemonte
(1699–1715)

Biographical

Principe di Piemonte
Knight of the Holy Order of the Annunciation 1713 [Italy]

Place of birth: Turin
Place of death: Turin
Place of burial: Basilica of Superga

When Vittorio Amedeo II travelled to Sicily for his coronation as king, he refused to appoint his mother regent, and instead, chose his favourite child, Vittorio Amedeo, for the role and a council to assist him. He carried out his duties with such competence that he received much praise and accolades. It was said that on his return, Vittorio Amedeo II was taken by jealousy of his son's success and stripped him of his duties. Relations between father and son had deteriorated over the months, until Vittorio Amedeo contracted smallpox and died, leaving his father anguished.

Son of King Vittorio Amedeo II of Sardinia and Princesse Anne Marie d'Orléans.

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