Maurice
Sovereign of Savoy
Prince Cardinal Maurice of Savoy
Born10 January 1593
Turin
Died4 October 1657(1657-10-04) (aged 64)
Vigno di Madama, Turin
Noble familyHouse of Savoy
Spouse(s)Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy
FatherCharles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy
MotherCatherine Michelle of Spain

Maurice of Savoy (10 January 1593 – 4 October 1657, Turin) was a Prince of Savoy and a 17th-century cardinal.

Life

Maurice as a young boy

Maurice was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. In 1607, he became cardinal and minister of Vercelli. In 1626, Maurizio established in Rome the creative and abstract Accademia dei Desiosi, one of the main foundations of the time. On 4 June 1627 he turned into the abbot of the cloister at Abondance and in 1637, on the passing of his senior sibling Victor Amadeus I, he and his sibling Thomas guaranteed the regime of the duchy against Victor Amadeus's widow Christine Marie of France, yet the lord upheld Christine and affirmed her as official. In 1642 he passed on the church to become ruler of Oneglia (1642) and marquis of Berzezio (1648). On 28 August 1642 he wedded his sibling Victor Amadeus' daughter, Princess Luisa Christina of Savoy (1629-1692) in Turin.

Prince Maurice as Cardinal, c. 1625

It was Maurice who claimed the future Villa della Regina and was an occupant representing things to come at Palazzo Chiablese.

Ancestry

References

    • Cozzo, Paolo (2018). "SAVOIA, Maurizio di". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 91: Savoia–Semeria (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
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