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Born May 8, 1587 • Turin • Italy
Died October 7, 1637 (aged 50)
House / Dynasty House of Savoy
Amadeus VI
Amadeus VI
count of Savoy
Amadeus VIII
antipope and duke of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel I, detail of a lithograph
Charles Emmanuel I
duke of Savoy
Victor Amadeus II
Victor Amadeus II
king of Sardinia-Piedmont
Emmanuel Philibert, detail of a portrait by G. Vighi; in the Pinacoteca, Turin, Italy
Emmanuel Philibert
duke of Savoy
Amadeus VII
count of Savoy
Charles Emmanuel II
duke of Savoy
Humbert I
count of Savoy
Henri Arnaud
French clergyman
Charles Emmanuel III
king of Sardinia-Piedmont
Marcos de Niza
Spanish explorer