Editing Charles Felix of Sardinia (section)

==Early life==

Charles Felix was born in [[Turin]] as the eleventh child and fifth son born to [[Victor Amadeus III of Savoy]] and [[Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain]]. His paternal grandparents were [[Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy]] and his German wife [[Polyxena Christina of Hesse-Rotenburg|Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg]]. His maternal grandparents were French-born King [[Philip V of Spain]] and his Italian wife, [[Elisabeth Farnese]].
[[File:Duprà, Giuseppe - Charles Felix of Sardinia - Stupinigi.png|thumb|left|Portrait of Charles Felix as a child, by [[Giuseppe Duprà]], {{circa|1765-67}}]]
He was a younger brother of two other rulers of Savoy [[Charles Emmanuel IV of Savoy|Charles Emmanuel IV]] and [[Victor Emmanuel I of Savoy|Victor Emmanuel I]]. He spent his childhood with his sister [[Princess Maria Carolina of Savoy|Maria Carolina]] and his younger brother, Giuseppe Benedetto Placido, Count of Moriana, at the [[Castle of Moncalieri]].

From his youth, Carlo Felice was reported as having a very complex character: on the one hand consistent and inflexible, private, distrustful, and impulsive, if not touchy and vindictive; on the other hand honest, sincere, and capable of emotion and fondness. He had a clever mind, at times even ironic. He possessed a sacral conception of the monarchy and the right to reign.<ref>G. Locorotondo, Carlo Felice, pp.365-366</ref>

During the years of the [[French Revolution]] and the [[Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars|Italian campaign]], Charles Felix formed part of a "parallel court" opposed to Charles Emmanuel IV's circle, along with his brother Victor Emmanuel, the latter's wife [[Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia|Maria Theresa]], Maurizio Giuseppe Duke of Monferrat, and Giuseppe Placido, count of Moriana.<ref>A. Segre, Vittorio Emanuele I, p. 42</ref>

In this period, Charles Felix began to keep a personal diary, which is an important source for events and his conflicts with the court in Savoy.