Emanuele Filiberto I, Duke of Savoy

1528 - 1580

country of citizenship: Duchy of Savoy

languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish, Italian, French

occupation: military personnel, politician

award received: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Gran maestro dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata, Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, Order of the Garter, Order of the Golden Fleece

position held: Governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Head of the House of Savoy

Emmanuel Philibert (Italian: Emanuele Filiberto; Piedmontese: Emanuel Filibert; 8 July 1528 – 30 August 1580), known as Testa di ferro (Piedmontese: Testa 'd fer; "Ironhead", because of his military career), was Duke of Savoy and ruler of the Savoyard states from 17 August 1553 until his death in 1580. He is remembered for the recovery of the Savoyard state (invaded and occupied by France when he was a child) following the Battle of St. Quentin (1557), and for moving its capital to Turin. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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