Charles Amadeus of Savoy (
French: Charles-Amédée de Savoie, French pronunciation:[ʃaʁlamededəsavwa]), Duke of Nemours (12 April 1624 – 30 July 1652) was a French military leader and magnate. He was the father of the penultimate
Duchess of Savoy and of a
Queen of Portugal.[1]
Charles Amadeus served in the
Army of Flanders in 1645, and in the following year commanded the light cavalry at the siege of
Kortrijk. In 1652 he took part in the
war of the Fronde, and fought at
Bleneau and at the Faubourg St Antoine, where he was wounded.[3]
^Noble Strategies in an Early Modern Small State Page 64 Charles T. Lipp – 2011 "... marriages, notable among them one to Marie Mancini, niece of Cardinal Mazarin, and one to Marie-Jeanne-Baptiste de Savoie, daughter of Charles Amédée of Savoy, Duke de Nemours, a project that advanced quite far."
^Anne Commire, Deborah Klezmer Women in world history: a biographical encyclopedia Volume 10 - Page 388- 2001 "Born Marie de Savoie-Nemours on June 21, 1646; died on December 27, 1683; daughter of Charles Amedee of Savoy (who was killed in a celebrated duel with his brother-in-law, Francois de Vendome, duke of Beaufort).. "
Oresko, Robert (2004). "Maria Giovanna Battista of Savoy (1644-1724): daughter, consort, and Regent of Savoy". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 16–55.
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