What is Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Charles Emmanuel III | image = [[File:Clementi - Charles Emmanuel III in coronation robes, Palazzo Madama.jpg|200px|Elegant portrait of Charles Emmanuel III (in his (coronation) robes)]] | caption = Emmanuel in his coronation robes, {{circa|1740s}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1701|4|27|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Turin]], [[Italy]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1773|3|20|1701|4|27|df=y}} | death_place = Turin, Italy | spouse =[[Countess Palatine Anne Christine of Sulzbach|Anne Christine of Sulzbach]]<br/>[[Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine]]<br/>[[Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg]] | father =[[Victor Amadeus II of Savoy]] |full name = Carlo Emanuele di Savoia | mother = [[Anne Marie d'Orléans]] | issue =[[Victor Amadeus III of Savoy]]<br/>Princess Eleonora<br/>Princess Maria Luisa<br/>Princess Maria Felicita<br/>[[Benedetto, Duke of Chablais]] | reign =3 September 1730 – 20 February 1773 | succession =[[House of Savoy|King of Sardinia]] | predecessor = [[Victor Amadeus II of Savoy|Victor Amadeus II]] | successor = [[Victor Amadeus III of Savoy|Victor Amadeus III]] | issue-link = #Marriages and issue | burial_place=[[Royal Basilica of Superga]], Turin | burial_date=25 February 1773 | signature = 1751 Carlo Emanuele III signature.JPG }} '''Charles Emmanuel III''' (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was the [[Duchy of Savoy|Duke of Savoy]] and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death. ==Biography== He was born a Prince of Savoy in [[Turin]] to [[Victor Amadeus II of Savoy]] and [[Anne Marie d'Orléans]]. His maternal grandparents were [[Philippe I, Duke of Orléans|(Prince) Philippe of France]] and his first wife [[Henrietta of England]], daughter of [[Charles I of England]] and [[Queen Henrietta Maria]]. At the time of his birth, Charles Emmanuel was styled the Duke of Aosta as his older brother [[Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont]] was the [[Heir apparent]]. His older brother, the Prince of Piedmont died in 1715 and ''then'' Charles Emmanuel became Heir apparent. In 173