Prince of Carignan

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Coat of arms of the Princes of Carignan from 1656

The title Prince of Carignan was created in 1620 by Duke Charles Emanuel I of Savoy for his younger son Thomas (* 1596). He was referring to the place Carignano near Turin .

Princes of Carignan

  1. 1620–1656: Thomas (* 1596; † 1656), son of Karl Emanuel I, ⚭ 1625 Marie de Bourbon (* 1606; † 1692), Comtesse de Soissons
  2. 1656–1709: Emmanuel Philibert (* 1628; † 1709), their son, ⚭ 1684 Angelica-Catarina d'Este (* 1656; † 1722)
  3. 1709–1741: Viktor Amadeus I (* 1690; † 1741), their son, ⚭ 1714 Maria-Victoria of Savoy (* 1690; † 1766)
  4. 1741–1778: Ludwig Viktor (* 1721; † 1778), their son, ⚭ 1740 Christine von Hessen-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (* 1717; † 1778)
  5. 1778–1780: Viktor Amadeus II (* 1743; † 1780), their son, ⚭ 1768 Marie Josèphe von Lorraine (* 1753; † 1797)
  6. 1780–1800: Karl Emanuel (* 1770; † 1800), their son, ⚭ 1797 Maria Christina von Sachsen (* 1770; † 1851)
  7. 1800–1831: Karl Albert (* 1798; † 1849), their son, became King of Sardinia in 1831, ⚭ 1817 Maria Theresa of Austria (* 1801; † 1855)

In addition to the Principality of Carignan, there was also a Duchy of Carignan in France . This referred to the Ardennes town of Ivoy , which was renamed Carignan and raised in 1662 by Louis XIV for Eugen Moritz von Savoyen-Carignan , the son of Thomas of Savoy, to a duchy and a peerage . The title of duke expired in 1724.

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