Prince Giuseppe, Count of Asti
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Giuseppe of Savoy was a prince of Savoy. He was styled the Count of Moriana from birth but was later created the Count of Asti.
, he was styled the Count of Moriana from birth. He was the youngest child of Victor Amadeus of Savoy
(then styled as the "Duke of Savoy") and his consort Maria Antonietta of Spain
. In order to escape the threat of Napoleon I
, Montferrat fled to Sardinia
with his brothers the Duke of Aosta and Charles Felix of Sardinia
where the trio lived in the Palazzo Carcassona.
In June 1799 his brother Charles Emmanuel IV created his brother Maurice, the Governor of the province of Sassari
but he later died of malaria
on the island in 1799. At the death of Montferrat, Asti became governor of Sassari in his brothers place. Catching malaria in 1802, Asti died of the disease having had a fit of convulsions and was bured at the Cathedral of Alghero
. His other brother Genoa later became the viceroy of Sardinia.
Biography
Born at the Royal Palace of TurinRoyal Palace of Turin
Royal Palace of Turin or Palazzo Reale, is a palace in Turin, northern Italy. It was the royal palace of the House of Savoy. It was modernised greatly by the French born Madama Reale Christine Marie of France in the seventeenth century. The palace was worked on by Filippo Juvarra...
, he was styled the Count of Moriana from birth. He was the youngest child of Victor Amadeus of Savoy
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until declaring war on revolutionary France in 1792...
(then styled as the "Duke of Savoy") and his consort Maria Antonietta of Spain
Maria Antonietta of Spain
Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the youngest daughter of Philip V of Spain and Elisabeth Farnese. She was the wife of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia whom she married in 1750...
. In order to escape the threat of Napoleon I
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
, Montferrat fled to Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
with his brothers the Duke of Aosta and Charles Felix of Sardinia
Charles Felix of Sardinia
Charles Felix was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.-Early life:...
where the trio lived in the Palazzo Carcassona.
In June 1799 his brother Charles Emmanuel IV created his brother Maurice, the Governor of the province of Sassari
Sassari
Sassari is an Italian city. It is the second-largest city of Sardinia in terms of population with about 130,000 inhabitants, or about 300,000 including the greater metropolitan area...
but he later died of malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
on the island in 1799. At the death of Montferrat, Asti became governor of Sassari in his brothers place. Catching malaria in 1802, Asti died of the disease having had a fit of convulsions and was bured at the Cathedral of Alghero
Alghero Cathedral
Alghero Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Alghero in the province of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy...
. His other brother Genoa later became the viceroy of Sardinia.
Ancestry
Titles and styles
- 13 December 1762 – 19 June 1796 His Royal Highness the Count of Moriana
- 19 June 1796 – 29 October 1802 His Royal Highness the Count of Asti