Charles-Emmanuel Ier of Savoy

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Charles-Emmanuel Ier of Savoy , known as Large the , born with the castle of Rivoli the January 12th 1562, died with Savigliano the July 26th 1630, was duke of Savoy and prince de Piémont of 1580 with 1630. It was wire of Emmanuel-Philibert, duke of Savoy and prince de Piémont, and of Marguerite de France (young person of the girls of François 1st).

Combined in Spain by its marriage, it benefitted from the wars of religion to seize the marquisat Saluces (1588) and accepted Ligueurs the title of count de Provence (1590). It invades many times the Dauphine one and pushed even to Fréjus in 1590, seizing Draguignan and Aix, but it is beaten on September 17th, 1591 with Pontcharra by Lesdiguières. Henri IV, after having invaded Savoy and Piedmont, was made yield the Bugey, the Valromey and the country of Gex by the treated of Lyon in 1601.

It projected to make of the rich person and thrives quoted of Geneva the new capital of its duchy. But its hazardous forwarding of December 11th 1602, made up Spanish mercenaries, carried out by Albigny fails lamentably. In 1603, it will be constrained to sign with Geneva the Traité of Saint-Julien guaranteeing with the city the peace and many rights.

He married with Saragossa the March 11th 1585 Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567 † 1597), girl of Philippe II, king d' Espagne, and of Elisabeth de France. They had:

  1. Philippe-Emmanuel (1586 † 1605)
  2. Victor-Amédée Ier (1587 † 1637), duke of Savoy
  3. Emmanuel-Philibert (1588 † 1624), viceroy of Sicily
  4. Marguerite (1589 † 1655), married in 1608 with François IV of Gonzague (1586 † 1612), duke of Mantoue
  5. Isabelle (1591 † 1626), married in 1608 with Alphonse III of Este (1591 † 1644), duke of Modena
  6. Maurice (1593 † 1657), bishop of Verceil
  7. Marie Appoline (1594 † 1656), nun in Rome
  8. Francoise Catherine (1595 † 1640), nun with Biella
  9. Thomas (1596 † 1656), prince de Carignan
  10. Jeanne (1597 † 1597)

It also left several illegitimate children.

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