Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia

Charles Emmanuel III (April 27, 1701 - February 20, 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 to 1773. A competent soldier-king, he gained territory for himself by fighting on the French side in the War of the Polish Succession and then on the Austrian side in the War of the Austrian Succession.

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He married

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:1. Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria (b.1704-d.1723), hence she is a Wittelsbach. She died a few days later after having a son.

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::1. Vittorio Amedeo (b.1723-d.1725).

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:2. Polixena (Felicia?) Christina of Hesse-Rheinfels(b.1706-d.1735) and had 6 children.

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::1. Victor Amadeus III of Savoy (b.1726-d.1796).

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::2. Eleneor, (b.1728-d.1781) unmarried.

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::3. Louise, a nun (b.1729-d.1767).

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::4. Emmanuel Philibert, (b.1731-d.1735).

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::5. Charles (1733)

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::6. Maria Felicita, (b.1730-d.1801) unmarried.

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:3. Elisabeth Teresa of Lorraine (b.1711-d.1741), younger sister of Francis I. She had 3 children.

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::1. Charles, Duke of Aosta (1738-1745).

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::2. Victoria, (b.1740-d.1742).

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::3. Benedetto, (b.1741-d.1808). Duke of Chablais (-1796) & Marquise of Ivrea (1796-1808). He married his niece Maria Anna, Princess of Savoy (b.1757-d1824) and daughter of Victor Amadeus III of Savoy .

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reference: http://genealogy.euweb.cz

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February 20: February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 314 days remaining, 315 in leap years....

1773: 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar)....

War of the Polish Succession: The War of the Polish Succession (1733-1738) was a European war and a Polish civil war, with considerable interference from other countries, to determine the succession to Augustus II, King of Poland, as well as an attempt by the Bourbon powers to check the power of Austria in western Europe....

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