Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano

Louis Victor of Savoy
Prince of Carignano
Prince of Carignano
Reign4 April 1741 – 16 December 1778
PredecessorVictor Amadeus I
SuccessorVictor Amadeus II
Born(1721-09-25)25 September 1721
Hôtel de Soissons, Paris, France
Died16 December 1778(1778-12-16) (aged 57)
Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Italy
SpouseChristine 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
Names
Luigi Vittorio di Savoia
HouseSavoy (Carignano branch)
FatherVictor Amadeus I
MotherMaria 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.