Born in Turin, Thomas Francis of Savoy was the youngest of the five legitimate sons of Charles Emmanuel I, sovereign
Although … 詳細

In anticipation of this inheritance, Thomas Francis and Marie did not establish themselves at his brother's ducal capital, Turin, but dwelt in Paris, where Marie enjoyed the exalted rank of a princesse du sang, … 詳細

The first recorded military service of Thomas Francis is as a commander in the Savoyard army under his father against France during the War of the Mantuan Succession in 1630. Cardinal Mazarin induced him to b… 詳細

After seeking Spanish support late in 1638 for action against the Regent Christine of Savoy, Madame Royale, Thomas went to Spanish Milan early in 1639, and alongside Spanish forces invaded Piedmont, where many towns wel… 詳細

Among the children of Prince Thomas Francis and Marie de Bourbon-Soissons were:
• Princess Louise Christine (1627–1689), married in 1654 to Ferdinand Maximilian of Baden-Baden… 詳細

The subsequent Princes of Carignano, with their respective dates of tenure in brackets, were as follows:
• Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1656–1709) married Angélique Catherine d'Este… 詳細

• Counts of Villafranca
• Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe
• Princess of Carignano
• Counts of Soissons… 詳細