Emmanuel Philibert, Duke o Savoy
Emmanuel Philibert, Duke o Savoy 8 Julie 1528 – 30 August 1580) wis Duke o Savoy frae 1553 tae 1580. He is remembered for the Italianisation o the Hoose o Savoy, as he recovered the savoyard state which haed been invaded an occupied bi Fraunce while he wis a child) following the Battle o Saunt Quentin in 1557 an subsequently moved the capital tae Turin an made Italian the official language in Piedmont.
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| Duke o Savoy | |||||
| Ring | 17 August 1553 – 30 August 1580 | ||||
| Predecessor | Charles III | ||||
| Successor | Charles Emmanuel I | ||||
| Born | 8 July 1528 Château de Chambéry, Chambéry | ||||
| Dee'd | 30 August 1580 (aged 52) Ducal Pailace, Turin, Italy | ||||
| Buirial | Chapel o the Haly Shroud | ||||
| Spouse | Marguerite o Fraunce | ||||
| Issue | Charles Emmanuel I, Duke o Savoy | ||||
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| Hoose | Hoose o Savoy (main line) | ||||
| Faither | Charles III o Savoy | ||||
| Mither | Infanta Beatrice o Portugal | ||||
| Releegion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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MairiageEedit
He wis a suitor o Lady Elizabeth Tudor but they niver mairit. He mairit Marguerite o Fraunce, daughter o Francis I o Fraunce on 9 Julie 1559.
IssueEedit
- Charles Emmanuel I, Duke o Savoy mairit Caterina Micaela o Austrick, Infanta o Spain an haed issue.
Ither wabsteidsEedit
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