Louis Victor of Savoy | |||||
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Prince of Carignano | |||||
Prince of Carignano | |||||
Reign | 4 April 1741 – 16 December 1778 | ||||
Predecessor | Victor Amadeus I | ||||
Successor | Victor Amadeus II | ||||
Born | Hôtel de Soissons, Paris, France | 25 September 1721||||
Died | 16 December 1778 Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy | (aged 57)||||
Spouse | Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg | ||||
Issue Detail | Princess Carlotta Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignano Leopolda, Princess of Melfi Princess Polyxena Gabriella, Princess of Lobkowicz Marie Luisa Teresa, Princess of Lamballe Caterina, Princess of Paliano Eugenio, Count of Villafranca | ||||
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House | Savoy (Carignano branch) | ||||
Father | Victor Amadeus I | ||||
Mother | Maria Vittoria, légitimée di Savoia |
Louis Victor of Savoy, 4th Prince of Carignano (25 September 1721 – 16 December 1778) headed a cadet branch of the Italian dynasty which reigned over the Kingdom of Sardinia, being known as the Prince of Carignano from 1741 till his death. Upon extinction of the senior line of the family, his great-grandson succeeded to the royal throne as King Charles Albert of Sardinia, while his great-great-grandson, Victor Emmanuel II, became King of Italy.