Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy

Francis Hyacinth
Portrait by Francesco Cairo, between 1635–1650
Duke of Savoy
Reign7 October 1637 – 4 October 1638
PredecessorVictor Amadeus I
SuccessorCharles Emmanuel II
RegentChristine of France
Born(1632-09-14)14 September 1632
Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy
Died4 October 1638(1638-10-04) (aged 6)
Port Royal, Acadia, Canada,
Names
Francesco Giacinto di Savoia
HouseSavoy
FatherVictor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
MotherChristine of France

Francis Hyacinth (Italian: Francesco Giacinto; 14 September 1632 – 4 October 1638) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states under the regency of his mother Christine Marie from 7 October 1637 to his mother faking his death the following year to save his life. (DNA evidence supports the deathbed confession of François Joseph Savoy in 1678)


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