Eugenio, Count of Villafranca
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Eugenio of Savoy was a Prince of the House of Savoy
and the Count of Villafranca in his own right. He was the youngest brother of the famous princesse de Lamballe
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He was the founder of the Villafranca line which in turn was a cadet branch of the House of Savoy
.
and friend of Marie Antoinette
as well as the fifth Prince of Carignano.
His extended family included the French Prince of Condé and the Italian Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
and the spinster Princesses Eleonora
, Maria Luisa
and Maria Felicita
.
He married Elisabeth Anne Magon Boisgarin in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
, Brittany
on 22 February 1781, the bride was twelve years younger than he. The union produced a son, Prince Giuseppe who succeeded Eugenio when he died in Domart, Picardy
aged 31.
The now morganatic Villafranca line of the House of Savoy survives today, headed by Edoardo, Count of Villafranca-Soissons.
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
and the Count of Villafranca in his own right. He was the youngest brother of the famous princesse de Lamballe
Princess Marie Louise of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a member of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 16 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France. After her marriage, which lasted a year, she went to court and became the confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette...
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He was the founder of the Villafranca line which in turn was a cadet branch of the House of Savoy
House of Savoy
The House of Savoy was formed in the early 11th century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 until the end of World War II, king of Croatia and King of Armenia...
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Biography
Born in Turin, he was the youngest son of the Louis Victor of Savoy and his German wife Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg. The eight of nice children, he was the youngest of brother of the famous Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy, princesse de LamballePrincess Marie Louise of Savoy
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a member of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 16 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France. After her marriage, which lasted a year, she went to court and became the confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette...
and friend of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette ; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and the Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and penultimate child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I....
as well as the fifth Prince of Carignano.
His extended family included the French Prince of Condé and the Italian Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus III was King of Sardinia from 1773 until his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until declaring war on revolutionary France in 1792...
and the spinster Princesses Eleonora
Princess Eleonora of Savoy
Eleonora of Savoy was a Savoyard princess, the eldest daughter of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg...
, Maria Luisa
Princess Maria Luisa of Savoy (1729–1767)
Maria Luisa of Savoy was a princess of Savoy. A religious woman, she died unmarried.-Biography:...
and Maria Felicita
Princess Maria Felicita of Savoy
Maria Felicita of Savoy was ) a princess of the house of Savoy, the third daughter of Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and his second wife Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg...
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He married Elisabeth Anne Magon Boisgarin in Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes The parish was named after St Melor a Breton and Cornish saint, by the monks of Mont Saint-Michel, who established a priory there in the early 11th century.-Demographics:Inhabitants of Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes are called Méloriens....
, Brittany
Brittany
Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...
on 22 February 1781, the bride was twelve years younger than he. The union produced a son, Prince Giuseppe who succeeded Eugenio when he died in Domart, Picardy
Domart-en-Ponthieu
Domart-en-Ponthieu is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Geography:The commune is situated on the D216 road, some southeast of Abbeville.-Population:-Places of interest:* The Templars house...
aged 31.
The now morganatic Villafranca line of the House of Savoy survives today, headed by Edoardo, Count of Villafranca-Soissons.
Issue
- Prince Giuseppe Maria, Count of Villafranca, (30 October 1783 – 15 October 1825) married Pauline de Quélen de Stuer de Causade de La Vauguyon, daughter of Paul François de Quelen de La VauguyonPaul François de Quelen de la VauguyonPaul François de Quelen de La Vauguyon or Paul François de Quélen de Stuer de Caussade, duc de La Vauguyon was a French nobleman. He was governor of Cognac, after having been involved in the last campaigns of the Seven Years' War...
, and had issue;