Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
| Charles Emmanuel III | |
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| King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy | |
| Reign | 3 September 1730 – 20 February 1773 |
| Predecessor | Victor Amadeus II |
| Successor | Victor Amadeus III |
| Born |
27 April 1701 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Died | 20 February 1773 (aged 71) Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Spouse |
Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach Landgravine Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine |
| Issue Detail |
Prince Vittorio Amedeo Victor Amadeus III Princess Eleonora Maria Teresa Princess Maria Luisa Gabriella Princess Maria Felicita Prince Emanuele Filiberto Carlo, Duke of Aosta Princess Maria Vittoria Benedetto, Duke of Chablais |
| House | Savoy |
| Father | Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia |
| Mother | Anne Marie d'Orléans |
Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was the Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death.
He was born a Prince of Savoy in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and his first wife the French Anne Marie d'Orléans. His maternal grandparents were Prince Philippe of France and his first wife Princess Henrietta Anne, the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria of France. Charles Emmanuel was the oldest surviving brother of Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy - the mother of Louis XV of France; he was also the brother of Maria Luisa of Savoy, Queen of Spain as wife of his maternal second cousin Philip V of Spain. From his birth he was styled as the Duke of Aosta.
At the time of his birth, Charles Emmanuel was not the heir to the Duchy of Savoy; his older brother Prince Victor Amadeus John Philip, Prince of Piedmont, was the heir apparent. Charles Emmanuel was the second of three males that would be born to his parents. His older brother died in 1715 and Charles Emmanuel then became heir apparent.
As a result of his aid in the War of the Spanish Succession, Victor Amadeus II was made King of Sicily in 1713 under the Treaty of Utrecht which ended the war. Victor Amadeus was forced to exchange Sicily for the less important kingdom of Sardinia in 1720 after objections from an alliance of four nations, including several of his former allies. Yet he retained his new title of King. The rule was that there were no kings within the Empire, but if a ruler subject to the Emperor also possessed a large territory outside the Empire he might claim this title as the Elector of Brandenburg had done, styling himself King in Prussia based on his sovereignty over the Duchy of Prussia.
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