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Died: Aug. 30, 1580, Turin (aged 52) House / Dynasty: House of Savoy. Role In: Italian Wars. Emmanuel Philibert (born July 8, 1528, Chambéry, Savoy—died Aug. 30, 1580, Turin) was the duke of Savoy who recovered most of the lands his father Charles III had lost to France and Spain. A skilled soldier and a wily diplomat, he was also an able ...
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Emmanuel Philibert ( Italian: Emanuele Filiberto; Piedmontese: Emanuel Filibert; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as Testa di ferro (Piedmontese: Testa 'd fer; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 17 August 1553 until his death in 1580.
He is the son of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy [4] [2] and only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy. [5] In 2024, Emanuele Filiberto became one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Savoy after the death of his father. [6]
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, who was nicknamed testa di ferro (iron head) because of his military prowess, died on this day in 1580 in Turin. After becoming Duke of Savoy he recovered most of the lands his father Charles III had lost to France and Spain and he restored economic stability to Savoy.
Apr 26, 2022 · Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes, France. Death: August 30, 1580 (52) Turin, Turin, Piémont, Italy. Place of Burial: Torino, Regno di Sardegna. Immediate Family: Son of Charles III "the Good" duke of Savoy and Beatriz de Aviz, infanta de Portugal. Husband of Marguerite de France, duchesse de Berry.
- Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes
- July 08, 1528
- "Tête de fer", "Prince à cent yeux"
- Chambéry, Rhône-Alpes, France
Nov 20, 2023 · He died on 30 August 1580 at age 52. (4) His body is entombed in an elaborate marble sculpture by Pompeo Marchesi located in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud of Turin which connects the Royal Palace of Turin to the Turin Cathedral dedicated to St John the Baptist (Duomo di Torino, Cattedrale di San Giovanni Battista).
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At this time there was an outbreak of plague, from which Emmanuel Philibert died on 3 August. The composition may be based on a lost portrait by the Venetian painter Titian (active c.1506 – d.1576) of the Habsburg Emperor Charles V (1500–58).
