Francesco Pio de Savoya facts for kids

Francesco Pio de Savoya y de Moura (born 1672, died 1723) was an important Spanish nobleman. He held many special titles that he either inherited or earned. One of his main titles was the 4th Duke of Nochera.

Life of Francesco Pio de Savoya

Francesco was born in 1672. His father, Gilberto Pio de Savoya, passed away when Francesco was only four years old. Because of this, young Francesco inherited his father's titles. He became the 2nd Prince of San Gregorio and the Marquess of Casape. From his mother, he also inherited the titles of 6th Marquess of Castelrodrigo and 4th Duke of Nochera.

Francesco had a very successful career in the military. In 1705, he became a Field Marshal in the Imperial Spanish Army. This was a very high-ranking position. In 1708, he was given a special award called the Order of the Golden Fleece. This is one of the oldest and most respected knightly orders in Europe. Later, in 1720, he was made a Grandee of Spain. This was a very high honor for Spanish nobles.

He also held several important government jobs. He was the Governor-General of the Kingdom of Sicily, which meant he was in charge of that region. He also served as the Governor of Madrid, the capital city of Spain. His last major role was Captain-General of Catalonia, another important region in Spain.

Before 1712, Francesco married Juana Spínola Colonna y de la Cerda (born 1683, died 1738). She also came from a noble Spanish family. They had three daughters: Margherita Eleonora, Lucrezia, and Isabel Maria. All three daughters later married important Spanish-Italian noblemen. Francesco and Juana also had a son, Gisberto Pio de Saboya y Spinola. However, Gisberto died in 1776 without having any children. Because of this, the family titles were passed down through his daughter Isabel Maria's family line.

Sadly, Francesco died on September 15, 1723, in Madrid. He drowned along with one of his daughters and his father-in-law. A big storm caused his carriage to be swept into the Manzanares River.

Legacy of the Family Titles

After Francesco's death, his family's titles continued to be passed down. During the 1800s, these titles went to the Falcó family, who were Italian-Spanish nobles. When the Falcó family line ended in the mid-1900s, the titles then passed to a Swiss-Italian family called Balbo Berti di Sambuy.

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In Spanish: Francisco Pío de Saboya y Moura para niños