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Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy

King of Sardinia and duke of Savoy who continued his dynasty’s territorial expansion in northern Italy. He played an active role in the major European wars of the eighteenth century.

1701 – 1773King / DukeSavoy · ES
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Portrait of Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy
Historical portraitCharles Emmanuel III in coronation robesMaria Giovanna Clementi · c. 1730Palazzo Madama, TurinPublic domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 27 April 1701 Documented

Death: 20 February 1773 Documented

Role: King / Duke

Dynasty: Savoy · ES

Territories: Savoy (ES) · Piedmont (ES) · Sardinia (ES) · Milan (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Savoy · Duchy Pending review1730–1773Effective rule
King · Sardinia · Reign Pending review1730–1773Effective rule
Prince · Piedmont · Principality Pending review1730–1773Effective rule
Ruler · Milan · Government Documented1733–1736Effective ruleFranco-Sardinian occupation of the State of Milan under Charles Emmanuel III; de facto control, without ducal investiture. He withdrew from Milan in 1736.
Family network

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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

Follow the changing territories and offices of Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy. Each title retains its own status.

Governments in 1733

  • Savoyard states3 titles and offices
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    Territories governed by the House of Savoy, included only where its government is dated and active. Source for this grouping

  • MilanRuler
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    • Milan · ESRuler · Effective rule1733–1736 · Franco-Sardinian occupation of the State of Milan under Charles Emmanuel III; de facto control, without ducal investiture. He withdrew from Milan in 1736.

Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.

How these titles came together
  1. 1733 · MilanConquest

    Charles Emmanuel III occupied the State of Milan with Franco-Sardinian forces until 1736. The entry records de facto government rather than ducal investiture.

    Lombardia Beni Culturali · Milano durante la ocupación franco-sarda

Selected explained accessions. Other titles remain in the profile’s list of recorded governments.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

10 recorded claims · 5 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (1/3 with a precise source)
  • FatherDocumented

    Victor Amadeus II of Savoy

    The authority record identifies Victor Amadeus II of Savoy (GND 118804537) as father.
    Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Karl Emmanuel I., Sardinien, König · Relationships: father → GND 118804537
    Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
  • MotherPending review

    Anne Marie of Orléans

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • Marriage or partnershipPending review

    Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (1/4 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Savoy · 1730–1773

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    King · Sardinia · 1730–1773

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentPending review

    Prince · Piedmont · 1730–1773

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
  • GovernmentDocumented

    Ruler · Milan · 1733–1736

    De facto control during the Franco-Sardinian occupation; his title remained separate from that of Duke of Milan.
    Lombardia Beni Culturali · Ocupación franco-sarda · Occupation of 1733–1736 and return to Austria
    Reviewed on 2026-10-03 by El Árbol de Europa ·
Successions (1/1 with a precise source)
Biographical and contextual references (4)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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