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Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo 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. [1]
Apr 12, 2024 · Victor Amadeus III (born June 26, 1726, Turin, Piedmont, kingdom of Sardinia [Italy]—died Oct. 16, 1796, Moncalieri, near Turin) was the Savoyard king of Sardinia (Piedmont-Sardinia) from 1773 to 1796. Victor Amadeus, the son of Charles Emmanuel III, was incapable and extravagant, and he chose equally incapable ministers.
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Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo 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.
Victor Amadeus III, 1726–96, king of Sardinia (1773–96), son and successor of Charles Emmanuel III. He declared war on France in 1792 after French Revolutionary troops had occupied Savoy and Nice. With Austrian help he defended Piedmont until 1796, when Bonaparte (see Napoleon I) forced him to conclude the armistice of Cherasco.
May 2, 2023 · The armistice was signed at Cherasco, where the defeated King Victor Amadeus III was forced to agree to terms almost as humiliating as the defeat itself; along with allowing the French army free access to travel within Piedmont, he was obliged to hand over Alessandria, Coni, and Tortone to the French Republic.
Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726–16 October 1796) 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.
Victor Amadeus III, 1726–96, king of Sardinia (1773–96), son and successor of Charles Emmanuel III. He declared war on France in 1792 after French Revolutionary troops had occupied Savoy and Nice. With Austrian help he defended Piedmont until 1796,
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