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Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

1726 - 1796

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Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amedeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolutionary France in 1792. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia has received more than 343,946 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 42 in 2019). Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia is the 2,468th most popular politician (up from 3,251st in 2019), the 854th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,050th in 2019) and the 169th most popular Italian Politician.

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia is most famous for being the first ruler of the House of Savoy. He was born in Turin and became King of Sardinia in 1730.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 2,468 out of 19,576Before him are Sajida Talfah, Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Pleistarchus, Yazid II, and Maria Christina of Austria. After him are Anedjib, Joscelin I, Count of Edessa, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Longqing Emperor, Mentuhotep IV, and Siptah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1726, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 3Before him are François-André Danican Philidor, and Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain. After him are James Hutton, Jacob Frank, Gerard Majella, Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Prince Henry of Prussia, Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Princess Louise of Denmark, Alexander Ypsilantis, and Daniel Chodowiecki. Among people deceased in 1796, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 3Before him are Catherine the Great, and Robert Burns. After him are Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, James Macpherson, Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Johann Daniel Titius, Thomas Reid, Shahrokh Shah, Pyotr Rumyantsev, and Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 854 out of 5,161Before him are Titus Labienus (-100), Francesco Cossiga (1928), Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806), Valentino (1932), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84). After him are Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Andrea Camilleri (1925), Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200), Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618), Salvator Rosa (1615), and Gentile da Fabriano (1370).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 169Before him are Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351), Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671), François Grimaldi (1201), Francesco Cossiga (1928), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), and Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (-84). After him are Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519), Marcus Claudius Tacitus (200), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Pupienus (170), Lentulus Batiatus (-200), and Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797).