Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy (born 1666)

Victor Amadeus II

King of Sardinia from 1720 to 1730

Victor Amadeus II was the head of the House of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 June 1675 until his abdication in 1730. He was the first of his house to acquire a royal crown, ruling first as King of Sicily (1713–1720) and then as King of Sardinia (1720–1730).…