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Emmanuel Philibert _____, Duke of Savoy
b.8 Jul 1528 Chambéry, Savoie, France
d.30 Aug 1580 Torino, Piemonte, Italy
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m. 8 Jan 1537/38
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m. 9 Jul 1559
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Emmanuel Philibert (; ; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as (; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy from 1553 to 1580. He is remembered for the recovery of the Savoyard state (invaded and occupied by France when he was a child) following the Battle of St. Quentin (1557), and for moving its capital to Turin.
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