Background
Prince Maurizio was born at the Royal Palace of Turin in 1762.
Prince Maurizio was born at the Royal Palace of Turin in 1762.
He was the ninth child -but the fourth boyof King Victor Amadeus of Savoy (then styled the "Duke of Savoy") and Queen Maria Antonietta of Spain. He was styled the Duke of Montferrat from birth. The capital of Montferrat, Casale Monferrato, was the scene of great celebration at his birth in his honour.
As a royal prince, he received an appanage of 20 Million Piedmont scudo.
Montferrat died on the island in 1799. He died of Malaria and was buried at the Cathedral of Alghero.
13 December 1762 – 1 September 1799 His Royal Highness the Duke of Montferrat.