Victor Amadeus III

Victor Amadeus III
Portrait of the Duke of savoy wearing the badge and star of the Order of the Annuziata, by Maria Giovanna Clementi, c. 1746–61
King of Sardinia Duke of Savoy
Reign	20 February 1773 – 16 October 1796
Predecessor	Charles Emmanuel III
Successor	Charles Emmanuel IV
Born	(1726-06-26)26 June 1726 Royal Palace, Turin, Savoy
Died	16 October 1796(1796-10-16) (aged 70) Castle of Moncalieri, Turin, Savoy
Burial	Basilica of Superga, Turin
Spouse	Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain ​ ​ (m. 1750; died 1785)​
Issue	Charles Emmanuel IV Princess Maria Elisabetta Carlotta Princess Marie Joséphine, Countess of Provence Princess Maria Theresa, Countess of Artois Princess Maria Anna, Duchess of Chablais Victor Emmanuel I Prince Maurizio, Duke of Montferrat Maria Carolina, Electoral Princess of Saxony Charles Felix Prince Giuseppe, Count of Asti
Names Italian: Vittorio Amedeo Maria di Savoia
House	Savoy
Father	Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
Mother	Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg
Religion	Catholic Church
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Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolutionary France in 1792.^[1] He was the father of the last three mainline Kings of Sardinia.