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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 237,988 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy is the 2,326th most popular politician (up from 2,402nd in 2019), the 820th most popular biography from Italy (up from 867th in 2019) and the 165th 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 2,326 out of 15,577Before him are Peroz I, Milan I of Serbia, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, Ptolemy X Alexander I, Manco Inca Yupanqui, and Æthelberht, King of Wessex. After him are Fumimaro Konoe, Alfonso II of Naples, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Andrej Babiš, Françoise Marie de Bourbon, and Anund Jacob.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1587, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 1After him are Francesca Caccini, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, Joost van den Vondel, Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Samuel Scheidt, Stefano Landi, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Esaias van de Velde, Magdalene of Bavaria, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Johannes Fabricius. Among people deceased in 1637, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2Before 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, Robert Fludd, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Isaac Beeckman, Pierre Vernier, Péter Pázmány, and Lorenzo Ruiz.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 820 out of 4,668Before him are Bernardo Provenzano (1933), Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), William I of Sicily (1126), Tarcisio Bertone (1934), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), and Giacomo Agostini (1942). After him are Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Fausto Coppi (1919), Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778), Giambattista Basile (1566), Romano Prodi (1939), and Aristoxenus (-360).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy ranks 165Before him are Occhiali (1519), Pescennius Niger (135), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), William I of Sicily (1126), and Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701). After him are Alfonso II of Naples (1448), Romano Prodi (1939), Phalaris (-700), Louise of Orléans (1812), Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), and Francesco II Sforza (1495).