Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

Victor Amadeus I
Victor Amadeus I
	Portrait by unknown, c. 1634-6
Duke of Savoy
Reign	26 July 1630 – 7 October 1637
Predecessor	Charles Emmanuel I
Successor	Francis Hyacinth
Born	8 May 1587; Turin, Piedmont, Savoy
Died	7 October 1637 (aged 50); Vercelli, Piedmont, Savoy
Burial	Vercelli Cathedral
Spouse	Princess Christine Marie of France (m. 1619)
Issue	Princess Luisa Cristina; Francis Hyacinth; Charles Emmanuel II; Margaret Yolande, Duchess of Parma; Henrietta Adelaide, Electress of Bavaria; Princess Catherine Beatrice;
House	Savoy
Father	Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
Mother	Catherine Micaela of Spain
Religion	Catholic Church

Victor Amadeus I (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 26 July 1630 until his death in 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa.^[1]

He was succeeded by two of his sons; Francis Hyacinth and Charles Emmanuel II. His male-only line became extinct in 1831 with the death of Charles Felix. Therefore, the Kings of Italy are descended from his younger brother, Thomas Francis.

^ Profile, treccani.it; accessed 18 February 2015. (in Italian)

[1] Profile, treccani.it; accessed 18 February 2015. (in Italian)

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