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Thomas Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy-Carignan

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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

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.

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)