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Victor Amadeus I
(8 May 1587 ? 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular
King of Cyprus
and
Jerusalem
. He was also known as the
Lion of Susa
.
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He was born in
Turin
to
Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
and
Catherine Micaela of Austria
. He spent much of his childhood at the Spanish court in
Madrid
. When his brother
Filippo Emanuele, Prince of Piedmont
died, he became legitimate heir to the duchy and received the loyalty swore of the court at
Racconigi
on 21 January 1607.
After a crisis with relationships with Spain, he was married to
Henry IV of France
's daughter
Christine Marie
in 1619.
Victor Amadeus became Duke of Savoy after his father's death in 1630. Charles Emmanuel's policies had brought a great instability in the relationships with both France and Spain, and troops were needed to defend the Duchy. As money was lacking to recruit mercenaries or train indigenous soldiers, Victor Amadeus signed a peace treaty with Spain. With the
Treaty of Cherasco
, Savoy was given back
Pinerolo
, although, according to a secret point of the agreement, that important stronghold was to remain with France in exchange for
Geneve
.
On 25 September of that year, Victor Amadeus fell ill after a dinner offered by the
Duke of Crequi
. Carried to Turin, he died here on 7 October.
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- 8 May 1587?21 January 1607
His Highness
Victor Amadeus of Savoy
- 21 January 1607?26 July 1630
His Highness
the Prince of Piedmont
- 26 July 1630?7 October 1637
His Highness
the Duke of Savoy