Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours

Charles Amadeus
Duke of Nemours
Born(1624-04-12)12 April 1624
Paris, France
Died30 July 1652(1652-07-30) (aged 28)
Paris, France
Burial
Notre Dame d'Annecy, Annecy
SpouseÉlisabeth de Bourbon
IssueMarie Jeanne, Duchess of Savoy
Marie Françoise, Queen of Portugal
HouseSavoy (Nemours branch)
FatherHenri of Savoy, Duc de Nemours
MotherAnne of Lorraine
ReligionRoman Catholic

Charles Amadeus of Savoy (French: Charles-Amédée de Savoie, French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl amede savwa]), Duke of Nemours (12 April 1624 – 30 July 1652) was a French military leader and magnate. He was the father of the penultimate Duchess of Savoy and of a Queen of Portugal.[1]

  1. ^ Noble Strategies in an Early Modern Small State Page 64 Charles T. Lipp – 2011 "... marriages, notable among them one to Marie Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, and one to Marie-Jeanne-Baptiste de Savoie, daughter of Charles Amédée of Savoy, Duke de Nemours, a project that advanced quite far."