Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy

Francis Hyacinth
Duke of Savoy
Reign	7 October 1637 - 4 October 1638
Predecessor	Victor Amadeus I
Successor	Charles Emmanuel II
Regent	Christine Marie of France
Born	(1632-09-14)14 September 1632 Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy
Died	Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy
Full name Francesco Giacinto di Savoia
House	House of Savoy
Father	Victor Amadeus I
Mother	Christine Marie of France
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Francis Hyacinth (Italian: Francesco Giacintocode: it is deprecated ; 14 September 1632 – 4 October 1638) was the Duke of Savoy from 1637 to 1638 under regency of his mother Marie Christine.

Biography

Born at the Castle of Valentino in Turin he was the eldest surviving son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and his wife Christine Marie of France. As the heir to the Savoyard throne, he was styled as the Prince of Piedmont. His parents had had another son but had died in 1628 prior to the birth of Francis Hyacinth.

At his father's death in October 1637, he succeeded and his mother took power having been claimed regent. While Duke of savoy he also held the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Saluzzo, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nice, and claimant King of Jerusalem. The infant was nicknamed the Flower of Paradise (French: Fleur de Paradis)[1]. Having succeeded his father at such a young age, Francis Hyacinth did not rule de facto being only 5 years old. Having caught a fever, he died at the Castle of Valentino, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Emmanuel II. The infant was buried at the Sacra di San Michele in Turin.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 14 September 1632 – 7 October 1637 His Highness The Prince of Piedmont
• 7 October 1637 – 4 October 1638 His Highness The Duke of Savoy

Ancestry

Family of Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy

16. Charles III, Duke of Savoy               8. Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy                       17. Infanta Beatriz of Portugal               4. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy                             18. Francis I of France               9. Princess Margaret of France                       19. Princess Claude of France               2. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy                                   20. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Philip II of Spain                       21. Infanta Isabella of Portugal               5. Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain                             22. Henry II of France               11. Princess Elisabeth of France                       23. Catherine de' Medici               1. Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy                                         24. Charles de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme               12. Antoine of Navarre                       25. Françoise d' Alençon               6. Henry IV of France                             26. Henry II of Navarre               13. Jeanne III of Navarre                       27. Marguerite d'Angoulême               3. Princess Christine Marie of France                                   28. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany               14. Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany                       29. Eleanor of Toledo               7. Marie de' Medici                             30. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor               15. Archduchess Joanna of Austria                       31. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

See also

Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy House of Savoy Born: 14 September 1632 Died: 4 October 1638
Regnal titles
Preceded by Victor Amadeus I	Duke of Savoy 1637–1638 with Christine Marie of France	Succeeded by Charles Emmanuel II