Charles Felix of Sardinia
Charles Felix (Italian: Carlo Felice Giuseppe Maria; 6 April 1765 – 27 April 1831) was the King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from 12 March 1821 until his death in 1831. He was the last male-line member of the House of Savoy that started with Victor Amadeus I of Savoy, and caused the line of Victor Amadeus I's younger brother Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano to seize the throne after Felix's death.
| Charles Felix | |||||
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Portrait by Giacomo Berger, c. 1816 | |||||
| King of Sardinia Duke of Savoy | |||||
| Reign | 12 March 1821 – 27 April 1831 | ||||
| Coronation | 25 April 1821 | ||||
| Predecessor | Victor Emmanuel I | ||||
| Successor | Charles Albert | ||||
| Duke of Genoa | |||||
| Reign | 18 June 1715 – 27 April 1831 | ||||
| Successor | Ferdinand I | ||||
| Born | 6 April 1765 Royal Palace, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia | ||||
| Died | 27 April 1831 (aged 66) Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia | ||||
| Burial | 28 April 1831 Hautecombe Abbey, Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille | ||||
| Spouse |
Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily
(m. 1807) | ||||
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| House | House of Savoy | ||||
| Father | Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia | ||||
| Mother | Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
| Signature | |||||
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