STATI ITALIANI, SARDINIA, Vittorio Emanuele I,20 Lire,1817,Torino Ebay Cheapest

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STATI ITALIANI, SARDINIA, Vittorio Emanuele I,20 Lire,1817,Torino Ebay Cheapest:
$790.00

Rare - 1817 Sardinia 20 lire gold coin

Victor Emmanuel was the second son of KingVictor Amadeus III of SardiniaandMaria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain, daughter of KingPhilip V of SpainandElisabeth Farnese.

Victor Emmanuel was known from birth as theDuke of Aosta. From 1792 to 1796, Aosta\'s father had taken an active part in the struggle ofthe old powers against the revolutionary forces in France but was defeated and forced to make peace, signing theTreaty of Paris. The old king died shortly thereafter, and in December 1798, his eldest son and successor,Charles Emmanuel IV, was faced with a French occupation and eventually annexation, of his mainland territories.

Charles Emmanuel and his family were forced to withdraw toSardinia, which was the only part of his domains not conquered by the French. Charles Emmanuel himself took little interest in the rule of Sardinia, living with his wife on the mainland inNaplesandRomeuntil his wife\'s death in 1802, which led the childless Charles Emmanuel to abdicate the throne for of his younger brother.

Aosta took the throne on 4 June 1802 as Victor Emmanuel I. He ruled Sardinia fromCagliarifor the next twelve years, during which time he constituted theCarabinieri, aGendarmeriecorps, still existing as one of the main branches of themilitary of Italy.

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