Amadeus Alexander of Savoy

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Prince Amadeus Alexander of Savoy
Duke of Montferrat
Born (1754-10-05)5 October 1754
Royal Palace of Turin
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Turin
Burial Basilica of Superga, Turin
Full name
Amedeo Alessandro Maria
House House of Savoy
Father Victor Amadeus III of Savoy
Mother Maria Antonietta of Spain

Prince Amadeus Alexander of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat (Amedeo Alessandro Maria; 5 October 1754 – 29 April 1755) was a member of the Royal House of Savoy. He was an infant son of the king of Sardinia Victor Amadeus III of Savoy and his wife Maria Antonietta of Spain (daughter of Philip V of Spain).[1]

Biography

Born to the Duke and Duchess of Savoy at the Royal Palace of Turin, he was the couple's fourth child. His sisters included the future "grand daughters in law" of Louis XV of France, Princess Maria Giuseppina, who married the future Louis XVIII of France in 1771 and Princess Maria Teresa, wife of the future Charles X of France, married in 1773. His sister's brother in law was Louis XVI of France. Another sister Maria Carolina married Anthony of Saxony.[2]

His brothers included the last three kings of Sardinia from the mainline; the future Charles Emmanuel IV, Victor Emmanuel I and Charles Felix of Sardinia.

Death

Amadeus Alexander died on 29 April 1755, in Turin, at the age of six months. He was buried in the Basilica of Superga, traditional burial site of the House of Savoy.

Ancestry

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References

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  2. Conti. Vincenzo de: Notizie storiche della cittá di Casale del Monferrato, Volume 10, Tipografia Mantelli, 1841, p 229