Prince Carlo Francesco of Savoy

Prince of Savoy and Duke of Aosta
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroPrince of Savoy and Duke of Aosta
wasPrince Noble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Birth1 December 1738, Palace of Venaria
Death25 March 1745Palace of Venaria (aged 6 years)
Star signSagittarius
Family
Mother:Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
Father:Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
The details

Biography

Carlo Francesco of Savoy (Carlo Francesco Maria Augusto; 1 December 1738 – 25 March 1745) was a prince of Savoy and Duke of Aosta. He was born in the reign of his father Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia.

Biography

Prince Carlo was born at the Palace of Venaria, Turin. He was the first child of his father Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia and Élisabeth Thérèse of Lorraine. His mother died giving birth to his brother Prince Benedetto, named after Pope Benedict XIV who became pope the year before his birth.

Prince Carlo Francesco, with his mother, Queen Elisabeth Therese.

At the time of his birth, he was third in line to the Sardinian throne after his father and his oldest half brother Victor Amadeus, Duke of Savoy. His paternal cousins included Louis XV of France, the future Ferdinand VI of Spain and the Prince of Carignan. His maternal cousin's included the future Queen of Naples and the famous Marie Antoinette.

He died in Turin aged 7, and was buried at Royal Basilica of Superga, Turin.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Carlo Francesco of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Christine Marie of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles Amadeus of Savoy, Duke of Nemours
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Marie Jeanne of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Élisabeth de Bourbon
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Louis XIII of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Anne of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Anne Marie d'Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Charles I of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Henrietta of England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Henrietta Maria of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Prince Carlo Francesco of Savoy, Duke of Aosta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Claude of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Eleonor of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Eleanora Gonzaga
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Louis XIII of France =20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Philippe of France, Duke of Orléans =10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Anne of Austria =21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
 
 
 
 
 
 

Titles and styles

  • 1 December 1738 – 25 March 1745 His Royal Highness The Duke of Aosta

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