File:Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia.jpgVictor Emmanuel I was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont , and Aosta, and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821.... .
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Charles Felix I of Sardinia (Carlo Felice Giuseppe Maria, April 6 1765–April 27 1831) was the Duke of Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of Europe on the western flank of the Alps that emerged following the collapse of the Frankish Empire Kingdom of Burgundy. Installed by Rudolph III, King of Burgundy, officially in 1003, the House of Savoy became the longest surviving royal house in Europe.... , Piedmont, Aosta
Aosta
Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italy Alps, 110km north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier River and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great St Bernard Pass and Little St Bernard Pass St.... and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.
Infanta Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda of Spain , was Kingdom of Sardinia as the wife of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. She was a mother of 3 rulers of Sardinia.... . His maternal grandparents were Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain
Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain.... and Elizabeth of Parma.
File:Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia.jpgVictor Emmanuel I was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont , and Aosta, and King of Sardinia from 1802 to 1821.... . He was not expected to ever succeed to the throne. However Charles Emmanuel never had any children and abdicated the throne on June 4, 1802. Victor Emmanuel had four living daughters when he abdicated the throne in 1821. As the succession was regulated by the Salic Law
Salic law
Salic law was an important body of traditional law codified for governing the Salian Franks in the early Middle Ages during the reign of King Clovis I in the 6th century.... , Charles Felix succeeded his brother on the throne.
A proxy marriage is marriage in which either the bride or the groom is not physically present for the wedding. During the solemnization of the marriage, based upon a power of attorney, a stand-in, or proxy, acts on behalf of one of the parties.... to Maria Cristina, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (January 17, 1779- March 11, 1849) on 7 March, 1807. She was a daughter of Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I was King variously of Kingdom of Naples, Kingdom of Sicily, and the Two Sicilies from 1759 until his death. He was the third son of King Charles III of Spain, later Charles III of Spain, King of Sicily by his wife Maria Amalia of Saxony.... and Marie Caroline of Austria.
Charles Felix died without issue after a reign of ten years. He was succeeded by the senior male of his House as Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the Kingdom of Sardinia-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix of Sardinia, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First Italian War of Independence.... .
The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals.... in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000.... is entitled to him.
Ancestors
Charles Felix of Sardinia's ancestors in three generations
Victor Amadeus II, Italian language Vittorio Amedeo II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, marquis of Monferrato, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza....
Ernst Leopold of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg was landgrave of Landgraviate of Hesse-Rotenburg between 1725 and 1749.Born in Langenschwalbach, he was a son of landgrave William, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg and Maria Anna of L?wenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort ....
Paternal Great-grandmother: Eleonore of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Infanta Maria Antonietta Ferdinanda of Spain , was Kingdom of Sardinia as the wife of King Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. She was a mother of 3 rulers of Sardinia....
Philip V of Spain , born Philippe de France, fils de France and Counts and Dukes of Anjou, was king of Spain from 1700 to 1724 and 1724 to 1746, the first of the House of Bourbon dynasty in Spain....
Maternal Great-grandfather: Louis, le Grand Dauphin
Odoardo II Farnese was the son and heir of Duke Ranuccio II, Duke of Parma of Parma and Piacenza. His mother was Isabella of Modena , second wife of Ranuccio, who died in childbirth on August 21 1666, after giving birth to him....
Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg Duchess of Parma from 1695 to 1727. She was the sixth daughter of the Elector of the Palatinate, Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt....
