Victor Amadeus | |||||
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Prince of Piedmont | |||||
Born | Royal Palace of Turin, Turin | 6 May 1699||||
Died | 22 March 1715 Royal Palace of Turin, Turin | (aged 15)||||
Burial | Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin | ||||
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy | ||||
Mother | Anne Marie d'Orléans |
Victor Amadeus of Savoy (Vittorio Amedeo Filippo Giuseppe;[1][better source needed][2] 6 May 1699 – 22 March 1715) was the eldest son of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy and his French wife Anne Marie d'Orléans. He was the heir apparent of Savoy from his birth and as such was styled as the Prince of Piedmont. He acted as Regent of Savoy from September 1713 till September 1714 in the absences of his father. He died of smallpox at the age of 15.