Genealogy of the House of Savoy1

The Ancestors of the Royal Family of Italy

Tommaso Francesco Prince of Savoy, Prince di Carignano
* December 21st, 1596
† Turin, January 22nd, 1656

Married:

January 6th, 1625:
Marie de Bourbon Countess de Soissons
* May 3rd, 1606
† June 3rd, 1692

Children from this marriage:

  1. Cristina Carlotta Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * April 27th, 1626
    † October 22nd, 1626
  2. Luisa Cristina Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * Paris, August 1st, 1627
    † Paris, July 7th, 1689

    Married:

    Paris, June 21st, 1654:
    HSH Ferdinand Maximilian Margrave of Baden-Baden
    * Baden, September 23rd, 1625
    † Heidelberg, October 7th, 1669
    Margrave of Baden-Baden

  3. Emanuele Filiberto Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
  4. Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano
    * 1629/30
    † at a young age
  5. Giuseppe Emanuele Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Count de Soissons
    * Carignano, June 24th, 1631
    † Turin, January 5th, 1656
  6. Ferdinando Prince of Savoy-Carignano
    * ?
    † July 16th, 1637
  7. Eugenio Maurizio Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Count de Soissons et de Dreux

Emanuele Filiberto Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* August 20th, 1628
† April 21st, 1709

Married:

Racconigi Castle near Turin, November 7th, 1684:
Angelica Caterina d'Este
* March 1st, 1656
† July 16th, 1722

Children from this marriage:

  1. Maria Vittoria Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * February 12th, 1687
    † May 18th, 1763

    Married:

    September 7th, 1721:
    Giuseppe Count Malabaila di Cercenasco
    * ?
    † 1735

  2. Isabella Luisa Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * June 30th, 1688
    † May 2nd, 1767

    Married:

    1. ...:
      Alfonso Taparelli Count di Lagnasco
      * ?
      † after 1730
    2. ...:
      Eugenio Count Cambiano di Ruffia
      * ?
      † after 1755
    3. ...:
      Carlo Biandrate di San Giorgio
      * ?
      † ?
  3. Vittorio Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
  4. Tommaso Filippo Gastone Prince of Savoy-Carignano
    * May 10th, 1696
    † September 12th, 1715

Vittorio Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* Turin, March 1st, 1690
† April 4th, 1741

Married:

Moncalieri Castle near Turin, November 7th, 1714:
Vittoria Francesca di Savoia
* February 9th, 1690
† June 8th, 1766

Children of this marriage:

  1. Giuseppe Vittorio Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano
    * May 11th, 1716
    † October 28th, 1716
  2. Anna Teresa Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * November 1st, 1717
    † April 5th, 1745

    Married:

    December 5th, 1741:
    Charles de Rohan Prince de Soubise
    * July 16th, 1715
    † July 1st, 1787

  3. Luigi Vittorio Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano

Luigi Vittorio Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* Paris, September 25th, 1721
† Turin, December 16th, 1778

Married:

Turin, May 4th, 1740:
HSH Christine Henriette Landgravine of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg
* Rotenburg, November 21st, 1717
† Turin, August 31st, 1778

Children from this marriage:

  1. Carlotta Maria Luisa Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * August 17th, 1742
    † February 20th, 1794
  2. Vittorio Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
  3. Leopoldina Maria Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * December 21st, 1744
    † May 17th, 1807

    Married:

    May 6th, 1767:
    Giovanni Andrea Doria-Pamfili-Landi Prince di Melfi
    * March 1744
    † March 28th, 1820

  4. Polissena Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * October 31st, 1746
    † December 20th, 1762
  5. Gabriella Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * March 17th, 1748
    † April 10th, 1828

    Married:

    July 10th, 1769:
    HSH Ferdinand Philipp Joseph Prince von Lobkowicz
    * April 27th, 1724
    † January 11th, 1784
    Prince von Lobkowicz, January 22nd, 1739

  6. Maria Teresa Luigia Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * Turin, September 8th, 1749
    † (murdered by a mob) Paris, September 3rd, 1792

    Married:

    Paris, January 31st, 1767:
    Louis Alexandre de Bourbon Prince de Lamballe
    * Paris, September 6th, 1747
    † Château de Louveciennes, May 6th, 1768

  7. Tommaso Maurizio Prince of Savoy-Carignano
    * March 6th, 1751
    † July 23rd, 1753
  8. Eugenio Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Count di Villafranca
    * October 21st, 1753
    † June 30th, 1785

    Married:

    December 29th, 1779:
    Elisabeth Anne Magon de Boisgarin
    * February 27th, 1765
    † July 9th, 1834

    From this marriage there was issue, the Conti di Villafranca, still existant in the male line today

  9. Caterina Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * April 4th, 1762
    † September 4th, 1823

    Married:

    December 1780:
    Filippo Prince Colonna
    * September 2nd, 1760
    † June 26th, 1818

Vittorio Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* Turin, October 31st, 1743
† Turin, September 20th, 1780

Married:

Oulx, October 18th, 1768:
Marie Josephe Therese Duchess of Lorraine-Lambesc
* Oulx, August 26th, 1753
† Turin, February 8th, 1797

Child from this marriage:

  1. Carlo Emanuele Ferdinando Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano

Carlo Emanuele Ferdinando Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* Turin, October 24th, 1770
† Chaillot near Paris, August 16th, 1800

Married:

Turin, October 24th, 1797:
HSH Marie Christine Albertine Princess of Saxony-Courland
* Dresden, December 7th, 1779
† Paris, November 24th, 1851

Children from this marriage:

  1. HM Carlo Alberto Amedeo King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont
  2. Maria Francesca Elisabetta Charlotta Giuseppina Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * Paris, April 13th, 1800
    † Bolzano, December 25th, 1856

    HI & RH Archduke Rainer of AustriaMarried:

    Prague, May 28th, 1820:
    HI & RH     Rainer Joseph Johann Michael Franz Hieronymus Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany
    * Pisa, September 30th, 1783
    † Bolzano, January 16th, 1853

HM Carlo Alberto Amedeo King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont
(Born as: Carlo Alberto Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano)
(Since August 16th, 1800:) Carlo Alberto Amedeo Prince of Savoy-Carignano, Prince di Carignano
* Paris, October 29th, 1798
† Oporto, July 28th, 1849
Heir to the Throne of Sardinia, January 10th, 1824
King of Sardinia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, April 27th, 1831 (abdicated: March 23rd, 1849)

Married:

Florence, September 30th, 1817:
HI & RH Maria Teresa Francesca Giuseppa Giovanna Benedicta Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany
* Vienna, March 21st, 1801
† Turin, January 12th, 1855

Children from this marriage:

  1. HM Vittorio Emanuele II King of Italy, Prince of Savoy
  2. HRH Ferdinando Maria Alberto Amedeo Filiberto Vincenzo Prince of Savoy, Prince of Sardinia, 1st Duke di Genoa
  3. Maria Cristina Princess of Savoy-Carignano
    * Turin, July 4th, 1826
    † Turin, July 25th, 1827

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: October 29th, 2001.