Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy

Francis Hyacinth
Portrait by Francesco Cairo, between 1635–1650
Duke of Savoy
Reign	7 October 1637 – 4 October 1638
Predecessor	Victor Amadeus I
Successor	Charles Emmanuel II
Regent	Christine of France
Born	(1622-09-14)14 September 1622 Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy
Died	4 October 1638(1638-10-04) (aged 6) Castle of Valentino, Turin, Savoy
Names Francesco Giacinto di Savoia
House	Savoy
Father	Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
Mother	Christine of France

Francis Hyacinth (Italian: Francesco Giacinto; 14 September 1622 – 4 October 1638) was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 7 October 1637 to his premature death the following year, under the regency of his mother Christine Marie.

Biography

Born at the Castle of Valentino in Turin he was the eldest surviving son of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy and his wife Christine Marie of France. As the heir to the Savoyard throne, he was styled as the Prince of Piedmont. His parents had another son who had died in 1628 before the birth of Francis Hyacinth.

At his father's death in October 1637, he succeeded and his mother took power having been claimed regent. While Duke of Savoy he also held the subsidiary titles of Marquess of Saluzzo, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nice, and claimant King of Jerusalem. The infant was nicknamed the Flower of Paradise (French: Fleur de Paradis)[1]. Having succeeded his father at such a young age, Francis Hyacinth did not rule de facto being only 5 years old. Having caught a fever, he died at the Castle of Valentino, and was succeeded by his brother Charles Emmanuel II. The infant was buried at the Sacra di San Michele in Turin.

Ancestry

References

• Merlini, Carlo (1938). Ambienti e Figure di Torino Vecchia. Turin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)