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Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
1796Oct, 16

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (b. 1726)
Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amadeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia from 1773 to his death. Although he was politically conservative, he carried out numerous administrative reforms until he declared war on Revolutionary France in 1792. He was the father of the last three mainline Kings of Sardinia.

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