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Victor Amadeus I

duke of Savoy
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Born:
May 8, 1587, Turin, Savoy [Italy]
Died:
Oct. 7, 1637 (aged 50)
House / Dynasty:
House of Savoy
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Victor Amadeus I (born May 8, 1587, Turin, Savoy [Italy]—died Oct. 7, 1637) was the duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637, son of Charles Emmanuel I. The French were again occupying Savoy when his father died in 1630, but by an alliance with France (his wife Christine was a daughter of King Henry IV), Victor Amadeus managed to recover Savoy and obtain one-third of Montferrat by the Treaty of Cherasco (1631). At the same time, he had to yield the Piedmontese fortress of Pinerolo to the French, who thereby held a threat of domination over Savoy for 65 years. ...(100 of 139 words)

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