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Among his other titles were Duke of Savoy, Duke of Montferrat, Prince of Piedmont, Marquis of Saluzzo and Duke of Aosta, Maurienne and Nice.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"14 May 1666","date":"1666-05-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Turin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"31 October 1732","date":"1732-10-31"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Moncalieri","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9474"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Anne Marie d'Orléans","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230873","start":"1684-05-06"},{"text":"Anna Canalis di Cumiana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q275380","start":"1729"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy (20 February 1720 – 3 September 1730)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111730452","start":"1720-02-20","end":"1730-09-03"},{"text":"King of Sicily (1713–1720)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3930923","start":"1713","end":"1720"},{"text":"Duke of Savoy (12 June 1675 – 3 September 1730)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3715903","start":"1675-06-12","end":"1730-09-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Master of the Order of the Most Holy Annunciation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121862813"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Amadeus_II","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Victor Amadeus II born?","a":"Victor Amadeus II was born on 14 May 1666 in Turin."},{"q":"What positions has Victor Amadeus II held?","a":"Positions held by Victor Amadeus II include: King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy (1720–1730); King of Sicily (1713–1720); Duke of Savoy (1675–1730)."}],"related":[{"name":"Victor Emmanuel II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-ii"},{"name":"Victor Emmanuel I","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-i"},{"name":"Charles Emmanuel IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-emmanuel-iv"},{"name":"Charles Albert of Sardinia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-albert-of-sardinia"},{"name":"Charles Emmanuel III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-emmanuel-iii"},{"name":"Charles Felix of Sardinia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-felix-of-sardinia"},{"name":"Philip II of Spain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/philip-ii-of-spain"},{"name":"John II of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/john-ii-of-aragon"},{"name":"James II of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/james-ii-of-aragon"},{"name":"Martin of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/martin-of-aragon"},{"name":"Charles III of Spain","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-iii-of-spain"},{"name":"Peter III of Aragon","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/peter-iii-of-aragon"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/victor-amadeus-ii-fa875618e8.jpg","width":500,"height":832,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Martin van Meytens","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vittorio_Amedeo_II_in_Maest%C3%A0_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Victor Amadeus II","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Amadeus_II","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q209579","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209579","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Vittorio Amedeo II in Maestà - Google Art Project.jpg by Martin van Meytens (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vittorio_Amedeo_II_in_Maest%C3%A0_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Victor Amadeus II, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Vittorio Amedeo II in Maestà - Google Art Project.jpg — Martin van Meytens, Public domain.","cite":"\"Victor Amadeus II\". DigiNepal. Last updated 3 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/victor-amadeus-ii. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-03T06:43:32Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-amadeus-ii","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-amadeus-ii","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-amadeus-ii?lang=ne"}}