Charles Emmanuel IV o Sardinie

Charles Emmanuel IV (Carlo Emanuele Ferdinando Maria; 24 Mey 1751 – 6 October 1819) wis Keeng o Sardinie frae 1796 tae 1802. He abdicated in favour o his brither Victor Emmanuel I.

Charles Emmanuel IV
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Keeng o Sardinie an Duke o Savoy
Ring16 October 1796 – 4 June 1802
PredecessorVictor Amadeus III
SuccessorVictor Emmanuel I
Born24 Mey 1751(1751-05-24)
Ryal Pailace, Turin, Savoy
Dee'd6 October 1819(1819-10-06) (aged 68)
Palazzo Colonna, Rome
BuirialKirk o Sant'Andrea al Quirinale
SpouseMarie Clotilde o Fraunce
Full name
Carlo Emanuele Ferdinando Maria di Savoia
HooseSavoy
FaitherVictor Amadeus III o Sardinie
MitherMaria Antonia o Spain
ReleegionRoman Catholicism
Coat of arms of sardinia (1720).svg

In fancyEedit

eldest son o Victor Amadeus III, King o Sardinie an his wife Maria Antonia o Spain. Frae his birth tae his ain succession tae the throne o Sardinie in 1796, Charles Emmanuel wis styled "Prince o Piedmont". His mither wis the youngest dochter o He wis a gradson o Keeng Philip V o Spain. (himsel a grandson o Louis XIV) Charles Emmanuel's maternal grandmither wis Elisabeth Farnese, the heiress o the Duchy o Parma.

MairiageEedit

In 1775, Charles Emmanuel mairit Marie Clotilde o Fraunce, the dochter o Louis o Fraunce, Dauphin o Fraunce an Marie Josèphe o Saxony, an sister o the future King Louis XVI. Awtho the union wis arranged for poleetical reasons, Charles Emmanuel an Marie Clotilde became devoted tae ilk ither. Thay haed nae issue.

Teetles an stylesEedit

  • 24 Mey 1751 – 16 October 1796: His Ryal Highness the Prince o Piedmont.
  • 16 October 1796 – 4 Juin 1802: His Majesty the King o Sardinie.
  • 4 Juin 1802 – 6 October 1819: His Majesty King Charles Emmanuel.

Ither wabsteidsEedit

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