Prince Carlo Francesco of Savoy

Prince Carlo Francesco
Duke of Aosta

Painting of Carlo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta by Unknown (probably Maria Giovanna Clementi).
Born (1738-01-12)12 January 1738
Palace of Venaria, Turin
Died 25 March 1745(1745-03-25) (aged 7)
Royal Palace, Turin
Burial Royal Basilica, Turin
Full name
Carlo Francesco Maria Augusto di Savoia
House Savoy
Father Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Mother Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine

Carlo Francesco of Savoy (Carlo Francesco Maria Augusto; 1 December 1738 – 25 March 1745) was a prince of Savoy and Duke of Aosta.[1] He was born in the reign of his father Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia.

Biography

Prince Carlo was born at the Palace of Venaria, Turin. He was the first child of his father Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Élisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine. His mother died giving birth to his brother Prince Benedetto, named after Pope Benedict XIV who became pope the year before his birth.

Prince Carlo Francesco, with his mother, Queen Elisabeth Therese.

At the time of his birth, he was third in line to the Sardinian throne after his father and his oldest half brother Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy. His paternal cousins included Louis XV of France, the future Ferdinand VI of Spain and the Prince of Carignan. His maternal cousin's included the future Queen of Naples and the famous Marie Antoinette.

He died in Turin aged 7, and was buried at Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin.

Ancestry

Titles and styles

References

  1. ↑ "Savoia". Retrieved 2010-08-26.

See also

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