Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours

Duchess of Savoy

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1644

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 15-Mar-1724

Profession: art collector, patron of the arts

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours

  • Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours (11 April 1644 – 15 March 1724) was born a Princess of Savoy and became the Duchess of Savoy by marriage.
  • First married by proxy to Charles of Lorraine in 1662, Lorraine soon refused to recognise the union and it was annulled.
  • She married Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy in 1665 who was her kinsman.
  • The mother of the future Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia who saw the elevation of the House of Savoy to kings, she styled herself as Madama Reale or Madame Royale.
  • She acted as Regent of Savoy from 1675 in the name of her son Victor Amadeus II, who was her husband's successor.
  • Her regency officially ended in 1680, but she maintained power until her son banished her from further influence in the state in 1684.
  • She left a considerable architectural legacy in Turin, and was responsible for the remodelling of the Palazzo Madama, which was her private residence.
  • At the time of her death she was the mother of the King of Sardinia as well as great grandmother of two other kings, Louis I of Spain and Louis XV of France.

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