Charles Amédée de Savoie, 6th Duc de Nemours

Charles Amadeus of Savoy (1624-July 30 1652) served in the army of Flanders in 1645, and in the following year commanded the light cavalry at the siege of Kortrijk. In 1652 he took part in the war of the Fronde, and fought at Bleneau and at the Faubourg St Antoine, where he was wounded. He was killed the same year in a duel by his brother-in-law, François de Vendome, duke of Beaufort.

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1624 - July 30 - 1652 - Flanders - 1645 - Siege of Kortrijk - War of the Fronde - Bleneau - Faubourg St Antoine - François de Vendome, duke of Beaufort

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He had two daughters, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy, who married Charles Emmanuel of Savoy in 1665, and Marie Françoise Elisabeth of Savoy, who married king Alphonso VI of Portugal, in 1666. His brother Henry, who had been archbishop of Reims, but now withdrew from orders, succeeded to the title of Duke of Nemours.

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Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy - Charles Emmanuel of Savoy - 1665 - Marie Françoise Elisabeth of Savoy - Alphonso VI of Portugal - 1666 - Henry - Archbishop of Reims - Duke of Nemours

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