Background
He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain.
He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain.
Aged 14, in 1607, he became cardinal and bishop of Vercelli. In 1642 he left the clergy to became prince of Oneglia (1642) and marquis of Berzezio (1648). lieutenant was Maurice who owned the future Villa della Regina and was an inhabitant of the future Palazzo Chiablese.