| Prince Benedetto | |||||
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| Duke of Chablais | |||||
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| Born | (1741-06-21)21 June 1741 Palace of Venaria,Turin | ||||
| Died | 4 January 1808(1808-01-04) (aged 66) Rome,Papal States | ||||
| Burial | Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia | ||||
| Mother | Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine | ||||
Prince Benedetto, Duke of Chablais (Benedetto Maria Maurizio; 21 June 1741 - 4 January 1808) was an Italian nobleman and military leader.[1] He was the youngest child of KingCharles Emmanuel III of Sardinia. He married his half-nieceMaria Anna of Savoy; they had no children. Benedetto was the owner of thePalazzo Chiablese in Turin.
Chablais was born at thePalace of Venaria.[2] He was the youngest child ofCharles Emmanuel III of Sardinia andElisabeth Therese of Lorraine. His mother died giving birth to him. He was named afterPope Benedict XIV who becamepope the year before his birth.[2]
Known alternatively asBenedetto orMaurizio, at the time of his birth, he was third in line to the Sardinian throne after his oldest half brotherVictor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy andPrince Carlo his only full brother who died in infancy. His paternal cousins includedLouis XV, the futureFerdinand VI of Spain, and thePrince of Carignan. His maternal cousins included the futureQueen of Naples and the famousMarie Antoinette.
His uncleFrancis I, Holy Roman Emperor[a] proposed his daughterArchduchess Maria Christina of Austria as a prospective wife but the marriage between the two never materialised. The Emperor wanted the marriage to encourage ties between theHouse of Lorraine and theHouse of Savoy.[b]
In 1753 his father gave what is now thePalazzo Chiablese as his personal residence. It was under Savoy that the building would be embellished under the direction of Benedetto Alfieri, a popular Savoyard architect of the era.[3]
In 1763 his father granted him theDuchy of Chablais (the prince having been styled Duke of Chablais since birth), with the subsidiary lands of Cureggio, Trino, Dezan, Crescentino, Riva di Chieri, Well, Ghemme Pollenzo Tricerro, and Apertole Centallo. His brother, laterVictor Amadeus III of Sardinia, created himMarquis of Ivrea on 19 June 1796.[1] In 1764 Chablais also bought the fiefdom ofAgliè, where theDucal Palace of Agliè was situated, from his brother.[4] Chablais also carried out improvements to the building under the direction of Ignatius Birago Borgaro.[4]
Chablais marriedMaria Anna of Savoy at theRoyal Palace of Turin on 19 March 1775. Maria Anna was his half-niece, and sixth child of his oldest half-brotherVictor Amadeus III of Sardinia,[c] and his consortMaria Antonietta of Spain.[1] The marriage produced no children, Maria Anna dying in 1824.
Noted as a good soldier[5] Chablais was given control of theArmy of Italy which contained French troops and intended on restoring the monarchy in France after theexecution ofLouis XVI in 1793.[d] He took part in theBattle of Loano.
He died inRome aged 66 and was buried at the church of San Nicolo dei Cesarini then later moved to theRoyal Basilica of Superga, Turin.[1] At his death the title of Duke of Chablais reverted to the crown.
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