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Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia

1726 - 1796

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Victor Amadeus III (Vittorio Amedeo Maria; 26 June 1726 – 16 October 1796) was King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 20 February 1773 to his death in 1796. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia is the 2,127th most popular politician (up from 2,468th in 2019), the 754th most popular biography from Italy (up from 854th in 2019) and the 149th most popular Italian Politician.

Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia is most famous for being the first ruler of the House of Savoy. He was born in Turin and became King of Sardinia in 1730.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 2,127 out of 19,576Before him are Emperor Annei, Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Mario Monti, Karl Carstens, and Emperor Wu of Jin. After him are Paul Bocuse, Ibrahim Rugova, Đurađ Branković, Lon Nol, Jean Jaurès, and Kubrat.

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Among people born in 1726, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 3Before him are Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, and François-André Danican Philidor. After him are James Hutton, Louise Henriette de Bourbon, Jacob Frank, Gerard Majella, Prince Henry of Prussia, Maria Teresa Felicitas d'Este, Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Daniel Chodowiecki, and Alexander Ypsilantis. Among people deceased in 1796, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 3Before him are Catherine the Great, and Thomas Reid. After him are Robert Burns, Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, James Macpherson, Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde, Samuel Huntington, Pyotr Rumyantsev, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 754 out of 5,161Before him are Britannicus (41), Elisabeth Farnese (1692), Jacobus da Varagine (1228), Nicola Pisano (1225), Gaius Caesar (-20), and Mario Monti (1943). After him are Giacinto Facchetti (1942), Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Isabella Rossellini (1952), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), and Marsilius of Padua (1275).

Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia ranks 149Before him are Odilo Globočnik (1904), Romano Prodi (1939), Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642), Charles Albert of Sardinia (1798), Britannicus (41), and Mario Monti (1943). After him are Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822), and Faustina the Younger (125).