Thomas Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy-Carignan

Prince Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy (8 December 1687 – 28 December 1729[1]), was born a Prince of Savoy and was later Count of Soissons from 1702 till his death.

Thomas Emmanuel of Savoy
Count of Soissons
Emanuel Thomas von Savoyen by David Richter, 1710.
Born8 December 1687
Died28 December 1729(1729-12-28) (aged 42)
Vienna
Noble familySavoy-Carignano
Spouse(s)Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein
IssueEugene Jean, Count of Soissons
FatherLouis Thomas, Count of Soissons
MotherUranie de La Cropte

Early life

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He was the son of Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (1657–1702) and his wife, Uranie de La Cropte (1655-1717). The famous general Prince Eugene of Savoy was his uncle.[1]

Marriage

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He married on 24 October 1713 Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein (1694–1772), Duchess of Troppau and had one son.[1] He became a Knight in the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece in 1712. He died in Vienna.

Issue

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Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Mayer, Gernot (2014). Die Kunst der Wohltätigkeit. Zur erstaunlichen Kunstpatronage von Maria Theresia von Savoyen-Liechtenstein (1694-1772), in: Peter Geiger/Tomáš Knoz (Hg.), Die Liechtenstein und die Kunst (= Veröffentlichungen der Liechtensteinisch-Tschechischen Historikerkommission 3). Vaduz. pp. 201–206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)