Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignan
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Victor Amadeus of Savoy (March 1, 1690 – April 4, 1741) was an Italian nobleman who was Prince of Carignano from 1709 to 1741. He was the son of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Carignano and his wife, the Maria Angela Caterina d'Este
.
Made a Knight of the Annunciation in 1696, he married, at Moncalieri
on November 7, 1714, Marie Anne Victoire France of Savoy (1690–1766), legitimised daughter of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
, King of Sardinia and of Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes
, Countess of Verrue.
His father-in-law showed affection for him but ended up depriving him, in 1717, of his 400,000 livres of annual income because of excessive spending. It was then that he ran away to France
, at the end of 1718, in order to take possession of his inheritance.
Since he had lost the Château de Condé
to Jean-François Leriget de La Faye when it was confiscated from his family by Louis XIV
) on March 6, 1719, he established himself in the hôtel de Soissons, which he transformed, with his wife who had followed him there, into a "sumptuous gaming house" which for a time sheltered the economist John Law
. He died, ruined, and his hôtel was razed to construct in its place a grain-trading hall, now the site of the Bourse de commerce de Paris.
He had a passion for the Paris Opéra, and was named intendant of the Menus-Plaisirs
by Louis XV
, he brought about the disgrace of the tax farmer
Alexandre Le Riche de La Poupelinière
after he caught him in the company of his mistress, the actress Marie Antier.
Maria Angela Caterina d'Este
Maria Angela Caterina d'Este was an Italian born Princess of Modena who was later the Princess of Carignano by marriage. She was the wife of Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Carignano. In France she was known as Angélique Catherine d'Este and in Modena and Savoy she was known as Maria...
.
Biography
Born in Turin, he was the third child of four and the eldest son.Made a Knight of the Annunciation in 1696, he married, at Moncalieri
Moncalieri
Moncalieri is a town and comune of approximately 58,000 inhabitants about eight kilometers directly south of downtown Turin , in Piedmont, Italy. It is notable for its castle, built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 15th century, which later became the favorite residence of Maria Clotilde...
on November 7, 1714, Marie Anne Victoire France of Savoy (1690–1766), legitimised daughter of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
, King of Sardinia and of Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes
Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes
Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, comtesse de Verrue was a French noblewoman and the mistress of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia.-Biography:...
, Countess of Verrue.
His father-in-law showed affection for him but ended up depriving him, in 1717, of his 400,000 livres of annual income because of excessive spending. It was then that he ran away to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, at the end of 1718, in order to take possession of his inheritance.
Since he had lost the Château de Condé
Château de Condé
The Château de Condé is a private estate in Condé-en-Brie, Aisne, France, set in its park with three-hundred-year-old trees, on the Champagne route and 100 km from Paris....
to Jean-François Leriget de La Faye when it was confiscated from his family by Louis XIV
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
) on March 6, 1719, he established himself in the hôtel de Soissons, which he transformed, with his wife who had followed him there, into a "sumptuous gaming house" which for a time sheltered the economist John Law
John Law (economist)
John Law was a Scottish economist who believed that money was only a means of exchange that did not constitute wealth in itself and that national wealth depended on trade...
. He died, ruined, and his hôtel was razed to construct in its place a grain-trading hall, now the site of the Bourse de commerce de Paris.
He had a passion for the Paris Opéra, and was named intendant of the Menus-Plaisirs
Menus-Plaisirs du Roi
The Menus-Plaisirs du Roi was, in the organisation of the French royal household under the Ancien Régime, the department of the Maison du Roi responsible for the "lesser pleasures of the King", which meant in practice that it was in charge of all the preparations for ceremonies, events and...
by Louis XV
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
, he brought about the disgrace of the tax farmer
Ferme générale
The Ferme générale was, in ancien régime France, essentially an outsourced customs and excise operation which collected duties on behalf of the king, under six-year contracts...
Alexandre Le Riche de La Poupelinière
Alexandre Le Riche de La Poupelinière
Alexandre Jean Joseph Le Riche de La Pouplinière was an immensely wealthy fermier général who was one of the greatest patrons of music and musicians of the eighteenth century. A true patron of the Enlightenment he gathered round him a circle of artists, men of letters and musicians...
after he caught him in the company of his mistress, the actress Marie Antier.
Family
Victor Amadeus' children were:- Joseph Victor Amédée (1716 – 1716)
- Anne Thérèse of Savoy (1717–1745), married in 1741 to Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise (1715–1787)
- Louis-Victor of SavoyLouis Victor, Prince of CarignanLouis Victor of Savoy was a northern Italian nobleman and the Prince of Carignano from 1741 till his death.-Biography:...
(1721–1778), Prince of Carignan - Victor Amédée (1722, died young)
- a daughter, born in 1729