Charles-Felix of Savoy
See also: Charles
Charles-Felix of Savoy , born with Turin on April 6th, 1765 and died in Turin on April 27th, 1831, was King de Sardaigne and Duc of Savoy of 1821 to 1831.
Biography
He is the son of Victor-Amédée III of Savoy, Duc of Savoy, king de Sardaigne, King de Chypre and King de Jérusalem, Prince de Piémont and of Marie Antoinette of Spain.He is first of all made count de Carmagnole in 1785, then marquis de Suze in 1796 and crown prince to many crowns of which those of Savoy, of Sardinia, of Cyprus and Jerusalem of 1802 to 1821, viceroy of Sardinia of 1796 to 1802, then of 1814 to 1821 and Duc of Geneva in 1815.
In 1821, he becomes King de Sardaigne, King de Chypre and King de Jérusalem with the abdication of his brother Victor-Emmanuel Ier of Savoy, after the short regency of his cousin and heir, the prince Charles Albert of Savoy Carignan. He removes the constitution granted by Charles Albert, represses a rebellion fomented by various secret societies inspired under hand by the French government which has sights on Savoy, regularizes the administration, modifies certain franknesses from the city and of the port of Nice then gives a new military code to the royal armies of its States.
He had married on April 6th, 1807 Marie Christine of Bourbon-Sicily (1779 † 1849), girl of Ferdinand Ier of Deux-Siciles and of Marie Caroline of Austria. He dies piously in the royal palace of Turin, without child, in 1831. The ex-regent, his distance cousin Charles Albert of Savoy Carignan, succeeds to him on the throne in the many crowns and States, surmounted large weapons with the cross of snow on ember bottom.
He is buried in the royal abbey of Hautecombe (Burial of the sovereigns of Savoy) in Savoy.
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