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Victor Amadeus III of Savoy

King of Sardinia and duke of Savoy from 1773. War with Revolutionary France cost him Savoy and Nice, ceded under the Armistice of Cherasco in 1796.

1726 – 1796King / DukeSavoy · ES
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Portrait of Victor Amadeus III of Savoy
Historical portraitVictor Amadeus III of SardiniaWorkshop of Anton Raphael Mengs · Second half of the eighteenth centuryPalace of VersaillesPublic domain · PD-Art / PDM 1.0 · Source

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1726 Documented

Death: 1796 Documented

Role: King / Duke

Dynasty: Savoy · ES

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

Recorded governments and reigns
Duke · Savoy · Duchy Pending review1773–1796Effective rule
King · Sardinia · Reign Pending review1773–1796Effective rule
Prince · Piedmont · Principality Pending review1773–1796Effective rule
Family network

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Crowns and unions

Their titles over time

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

Governments in 1773

  • 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

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.

Documentation

Sources for this profile

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

Evidence for this profile

8 recorded claims · 4 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (2/3 with a precise source)
Governments (0/3 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Duke · Savoy · 1773–1796

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

    King · Sardinia · 1773–1796

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

    Prince · Piedmont · 1773–1796

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