Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.

Victor Amadeus III (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo III di Savoia) (June 26, 1726 – October 16, 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death.

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Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.

Born in Turin, he was a son of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg.

Having succeeded his father in 1773, he soon started works of improvements in the port of Nice, and had dams in the Arce and the road of the Côte built.

During in the Napoleonic Wars, his troops were defeated by the French at the Battle of Millesimo (April 13, 1796). Victor Amadeus was therefore forced to sign the Treaty of Paris, by which he ceded the fortress of Cuneo, Ceva, Alessandria and Tortona to France, and allowed free passage of the latter's armies towards Italy. He was also compelled to cede Nice and Savoy.

He died soon thereafter in the Castle of Moncalieri.

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Coat of Arms of Kings of Sardinia of House of Savoy after 1720.

He married Infanta Maria Antonietta of Spain (1729-1785), youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth of Parma. They had twelve children including:

1. Carlo Emanuele IV (1751-1819), married Marie Clotilde of France
2. Marie Elizabeth Charlotte, (1752-1753)
3. Marie Josephine Louise 1753-1810, married Louis XVIII of France
4. Amedeus Alexander, Duke of Montferrat (1754-1755).
5. Marie Thérèse (1756-1805), married Charles X of France
6. Marie Anne (1757-1824), married her uncle Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (1741-1808), no issue.
7. Vittorio Emanuele I (1759-1824), married Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
8. Marie Christine Josephine (1760-1768)
9. Maurizio Giuseppe Maria, Duke of Montferrat, (1762-b.1799) unmarried.
10. Marie Caroline Antoniette (1764-1782) married Anton, later king of Saxony.
11. Carlo Felice I (1765–1831), married Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
12. Giuseppe Benedetto (1766-1802), Count of Moriana (-1796), and Asti (1796-1802) unmarried.

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• Genealogy

v • d • e Kings of Sardinia of the House of Savoy (1720–1861)   Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia Spouse(s) HRH Anne Marie d'Orléans Children Maria Adelaide, Dauphin of France  · Princess Maria Anna · Maria Luisa Gabriella, Queen of Spain  · Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont  · Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia  · Emanuele Philibert, Duke of Chablais   Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia Spouse(s) HSH Anne Christine Louise of Bavaria  · Landgravine Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg  · Princess Élisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine Children Vittorio Amedeo Theodor  · Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia  · Eleonora Maria Teresa  · Maria Luisa Gabriella  · Maria Felicita  · Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta  · Carlo Francesco Romualdo, Duke of Chablais  · Carlo Francesco, Duke of Aosta  · Vittoria Margharita  · Benedetto, Duke of Chablais   Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia Spouse(s) HRH Infanta Maria Antonietta of Spain Children Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia  · Maria Elisabetta Carlotta  · Marie Josephine Louise, Queen of France  · Amadeo Alessandro, Duke of Montferrat  · Maria Teresa, Countess of Artois  · Maria Ana Carlota Gabriela, Duchess of Chablais  · Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia  · Maria Cristina Giuseppina  · Maurizio Giuseppe Maria, Duke of Montferrat  · Maria Carolina, Crown Princess of Saxony  · Charles Felix of Sardinia  · Giuseppe, Count of Moriana   Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia Spouse(s) HRH Princess Clotilde of France Children No issue   Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Spouse(s) HI&RH Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este** Children Maria Beatrice, Duchess of Modena, Reggio and Mirandola  · Maria Adelaide  · Charles Emmanuel · Maria Anna, Holy Roman Empress  · Maria Teresa, Duchess of Parma  · Maria Christina, Queen of the Two Sicilies   Charles Felix of Sardinia Spouse(s) HRH Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Children No issue   Charles Albert of Sardinia Spouse(s) HRH Princess Maria Theresa of Tuscany Children Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia  · Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa  · Maria Cristina   Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia Spouse(s) HI&RH Archduchess Maria Adelaide of Austria Children Princess Maria Clotilde, Princess Napoléon  · Umberto I of Italy · Amadeo, King of Spain  · Oddone Eugenio Maria, Duke of Montferrat  · Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal  · Carlo Alberto, Duke of Chablais  · Vittorio Emanuele · Vittorio Emanuele Grandchildren Princess Louise Élisabeth  · Prince Louis  · Louise Marie Thérèse, Duchess of Parma  · Henri, Count of Chambord The Kingdom of Sardinia was awarded to the King of Sicily by the Treaty of Utrecht; The Kings of Sardinia became the Kings of Italy due to the Italian Unification

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