Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy

Charles Emmanuel II
Duke of Savoy
Reign4 October 1638 – 12 June 1675
PredecessorFrancis Hyacinth
SuccessorVictor Amadeus II
RegentChristine of France (1638–1648)
Born(1634-06-20)20 June 1634
Turin, Savoy
Died12 June 1675(1675-06-12) (aged 40)
Turin, Savoy
Burial
SpouseFrançoise Madeleine d'Orléans
Marie Jeanne of Savoy
IssueVictor Amadeus II of Savoy
Names
Carlo Emanuele di Savoia
HouseSavoy
FatherVictor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
MotherChristine of France
ReligionCatholic Church
SignatureCharles Emmanuel II's signature

Charles Emmanuel II (Italian: Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia); 20 June 1634 – 12 June 1675) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 4 October 1638 until his death in 1675 [1] and under regency of his mother Christine of France until 1648.[2] He was also Marquis of Saluzzo, Count of Aosta, Geneva, Moriana and Nice, as well as claimant king of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia. At his death in 1675, his second wife Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours acted as regent for their nine-year-old son.

  1. ^ Oresko 2004, p. 18.
  2. ^ Oresko 2004, p. 20.