What is Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy?
{{Infobox royalty | name = Victor Amadeus I | image = Vittorio Amedeo I of Savoy1.jpg | caption = | succession = [[Duke of Savoy]] | reign = 1630–1637 | regent = [[Christine of France]] (until 1663) | predecessor = [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy|Charles Emmanuel I]] | successor = [[Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy|Francis Hyacinth]] | house = [[House of Savoy]] | spouse = [[Christine of France]] | father = [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]] | mother = [[Catherine Micaela of Austria]] | issue = Luisa Cristina, Princess Maurice<br>[[Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy]]<br>[[Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy]]<br>Margaret Yolande, Duchess of Parma<br>Henrietta Adelaide Marie, Electress of Bavaria<br>Princess Catherine Beatrice | birth_date = {{Birth date|1587|4|8|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Turin]], [[Piedmont]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1637|10|7|1587|4|8|df=y}} | death_place = Turin, Italy |full name = Vittorio Amedeo di Savoia | religion = [[Roman Catholicism]] }} '''Victor Amadeus I''' (8 May 1587 – 7 October 1637) was the Duke of Savoy from 1630 to 1637. He was also titular [[King of Cyprus]] and [[King of Jerusalem|Jerusalem]]. He was also known as the ''Lion of Susa''.[http://www.sabaudia.org/v2/dossiers/maisondesavoie/vic-amedee1.php] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727234957/http://www.sabaudia.org/v2/dossiers/maisondesavoie/vic-amedee1.php |date=2011-07-27 }} ==Biography== He was born in [[Turin]] to [[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]] and [[Catherine Micaela of Austria]]. He spent much of his childhood at the Spanish court in [[Madrid]]. When his brother [[Filippo Emanuele, Prince of Piedmont]] died, he became legitimate heir to the duchy and received the loyalty swore of the court at [[Racconigi]] on 21 January 1607. After a crisis with relationships with Spain, he was married to [[Henry IV of France]]'s daughter [[Christine Marie of France|Christine Marie]] in 16