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Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy

1587 - 1637

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Victor Amadeus I (Italian: Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia; 8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 26 July 1630 until his death in 1637. He was also known as the Lion of Susa. He was succeeded by two of his sons; Francis Hyacinth and Charles Emmanuel II. His male-only line became extinct in 1831 with the death of Charles Felix. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy has received more than 263,873 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy is the 2,591st most popular politician (down from 2,318th in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from Italy (down from 818th in 2019) and the 180th most popular Italian Politician.

Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, was most famous for his victory over the French in the Battle of Turin.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2,591 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis, Duke of Orléans, Juan Manuel Santos, Bartolomeo Eustachi, Francesco II Sforza, Diadumenian, and David II of Scotland. After him are Theodahad, Mircea Snegur, Atropates, Brasidas, Ted Kennedy, and Al-Walid II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Francesca Caccini. After him are Joost van den Vondel, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Samuel Scheidt, Stefano Landi, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Magdalene of Bavaria, Esaias van de Velde, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Johannes Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1637, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Christina of Lorraine, Ben Jonson, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Isaac Beeckman, Robert Fludd, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania, Péter Pázmány, and Pierre Vernier.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 887 out of 5,161. Before him are Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102), Hormizd I (250), Luciano Spalletti (1959), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), and Francesco II Sforza (1495). After him are Alessandro Allori (1535), Francesco Cavalli (1602), Rosalia Lombardo (1918), Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Dino De Laurentiis (1919), and Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 180. Before him are Lentulus Batiatus (-200), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus (-102), Hormizd I (250), Bartolomeo Eustachi (1500), and Francesco II Sforza (1495). After him are Ladislaus of Naples (1377), Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo (5), Beatrice of Naples (1457), Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Giuseppe Guarneri (1698), and Cola di Rienzo (1313).

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