Amedeus Alexander of Savoy

Amedeus Alexander of Savoy
Prince of Savoy
Born (1754-10-05)5 October 1754
Royal Palace of Turin
Died 29 April 1755(1755-04-29) (aged 0)
Turin
Burial Basilica of Superga, Turin
House House of Savoy
Father Victor Amadeus III of Savoy
Mother Maria Antonietta of Spain

Amedeus Alexander of Savoy (5 October 1754 29 April 1755) was a Prince of Savoy by birth, son of the king of Sardinia Victor Amadeus III of Savoy and his wife Maria Antonietta of Spain (daughter of Philip V of Spain).[1]

Biography

Born to the Duke and Duchess of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin, she was the couples fourth child. Her sisters included the future "grand daughters in law" of Louis XV of France, Princess Maria Giuseppina, who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa, wife of the future Charles X of France, married in 1773. Her sisters brother in law was Louis XVI of France. Another sister Maria Carolina married Anthony of Saxony.[2]

Her brothers included the last three kings of Sardinia from the mainline; the future Charles Emmanuel IV, Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix of Sardinia.

Death

Amedeus Alexander died on 29 April 1755, in Turin, with only six months. He was buried in the Basilica of Superga, traditional burial site of the House of Savoy.

Ancestry

References

  1. "Savoia". Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  2. Conti. Vincenzo de: Notizie storiche della cittá di Casale del Monferrato, Volume 10, Tipografia Mantelli, 1841, p 229
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