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Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy

1562 - 1630

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Charles Emmanuel I (Italian: Carlo Emanuele di Savoia; 12 January 1562 – 26 July 1630), known as the Great and nicknamed Testa di Fuoco (Piedmontese: Testa d'feu; "Hothead", a sobriquet attributed to his aggressive and rash military character), was the Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 30 August 1580 until his death on 26 July 1630, nearly 50 years later. At the time of his death, he was the longest-reigning Savoyard monarch, a record later surpassed by his great-grandson Victor Amadeus II. A bold and ambitious ruler, Charles Emmanuel sought to expand Savoyard influence throughout northern Italy during a period of intense rivalry between France and Spain. He led multiple military campaigns—annexing Saluzzo, Trino and Alba but failing to seize Geneva and losing Pinerolo—and often played European powers against each other in complex diplomatic maneuvers. He was also a patron of the arts and a writer himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy is the 2,136th most popular politician (down from 1,897th in 2019), the 756th most popular biography from Italy (down from 691st in 2019) and the 150th most popular Italian Politician.

Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, is most famous for being the ruler of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of Sicily.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2,136 out of 19,576. Before him are Lon Nol, Jean Jaurès, Kubrat, Alexander, Emeric Thököly, and Francis, Duke of Anjou. After him are Alexios II Komnenos, Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Karl Hanke, Mohammed Nadir Shah, Ivan Gašparovič, and Nadab of Israel.

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Among people born in 1562, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Lope de Vega. After him are Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Xu Guangqi, Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena, Pietro Bernini, Cornelis van Haarlem, Friedrich Wilhelm I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Ercole, Lord of Monaco, John Bull, and John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. Among people deceased in 1630, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ranks 2. Before him is Johannes Kepler. After him are Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquess of Balbases, Fede Galizia, Henry Briggs, Yuan Chonghuan, Agrippa d'Aubigné, Johann Schein, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Gioachino Greco, Esaias van de Velde, and Akile Hatun.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ranks 756 out of 5,161. Before him are Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Nicola Pisano (1225), Gaius Caesar (-20), Mario Monti (1943), Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726), and Giacinto Facchetti (1942). After him are Isabella Rossellini (1952), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Marsilius of Padua (1275), Rosso Fiorentino (1494), and Francesco Guardi (1712).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy ranks 150. Before him are Romano Prodi (1939), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Britannicus (41), Mario Monti (1943), and Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia (1726). After him are Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), Faustina the Younger (125), and Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia (1759).

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