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The siege is also famous for the death of Piedmontese hero Pietro Micca. By 1706, France occupied most of the Duchy of Savoy, leaving only its capital Turin in the possession of its ruler, Victor Amadeus. On 19 April, Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme, consolidated the French position in Lombardy by victory at Calcinato.
Monument to Pietro Micca in Turin In 1958, Captain (later General) Guido Amoretti discovered the bricked-up 'Pietro Micca steps' and these form the centre-piece of the network of military mines, which can be visited at the Museo Civico Pietro Micca (the Civic Museum of Pietro Micca and the siege of Turin).
The 1640 siege of Turin (22 May–20 September 1640) was a major action in two distinct wars: the Franco-Spanish War (1635–59) and the Piedmontese Civil War.When Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano and his Piedmontese faction captured Turin, the French garrison supporting the Regent Christine Marie of France retired within the citadel and continued to resist.
Savoyard state, circa 1700; note the County of Nice and Duchy of Savoy, today part of France. Northern Italy had been contested by France and the Habsburgs for centuries.Often referred to as 'Savoy', the Savoyard state was split into two main geographic segments; Piedmont, which contained the capital Turin, and the Duchy of Aosta, on the Italian side of the Alps, with the Duchy of Savoy and ...
It was a time of great urban expansion, and Charles Emmanuel II promoted the growth of Turin and its reconstruction in the baroque style. After his death in 1675, there followed the period of the regency (1675-1684) of his widow, the new Madama Reale, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours.
The Royal Palace of Turin was built in 1658. 1610 - Church of Corpus Domini and Church of Santo Spirito, Turin built. [3] 1630 - Plague. [1] 1638 - Piazza San Carlo laid out. [3] 1640 - Siege of Turin; French in power. [1] 1652 - Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti founded. [3] 1656 - Monte dei Cappuccini church built. 1658 - Royal Palace built. [3]
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He eventually was offered the office of Archbishop of Turin, but declined the appointment. [1] Valfre is known for his service to the poor during the famine of 1678-80 and the 17-week siege of Turin during the war between Piemonte and Louis XIV. He is still invoked as patron of military chaplains for his ministry to soldiers during the war. [4]