Editing Charles Emmanuel III (section)

=== Early life ===
Charles Emmanuel was born in [[Turin]] to [[Victor Amadeus II of Savoy]] and his first wife the French [[Anne Marie d'Orléans]]. His maternal grandparents were [[Philippe I, Duke of Orléans|Prince Philippe of France]] and his first wife [[Henrietta Anne Stuart|Princess Henrietta]], the youngest daughter of [[Charles I of England]] and [[Henrietta Maria of France]]. Charles Emmanuel was the oldest surviving brother of [[Princess Marie-Adélaïde of Savoy|Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy]] – the mother of [[Louis XV]] of France; he was also the brother of [[Maria Luisa of Savoy]], Queen of Spain as wife [[Philip V of Spain]].

At the time of his birth, when he was known as [[Duke of Aosta]], Charles Emmanuel was not the heir to Savoy; his older brother [[Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont]], was the [[heir apparent]]. Charles Emmanuel was the second of three sons that would be born to his parents. His older brother died in 1715 and Charles Emmanuel then became heir apparent.

As a result of his aid in the War of the Spanish Succession, Victor Amadeus II was made [[Kingdom of Sicily|king of Sicily]] in 1713 under the [[Treaty of Utrecht]] which ended the war. Victor Amadeus was forced to exchange Sicily for the less important [[Kingdom of Sardinia (1720–1861)|Kingdom of Sardinia]] in 1720 after objections from an [[War of the Quadruple Alliance|alliance of four nations]], including some of his former allies.

On 3 September 1730, Victor Amadeus who, in his later years had exhibited reticence and melancholy, abdicated the throne and retired from the royal court. His son became King Charles Emanuel III. He had not been a favorite of his father's, who had neglected his education except on the military field, where the son had sometimes accompanied the father.

After some time spent at his residence in [[Chambéry]], however, the former king started to intervene in his son's government. Victor Amadeus reclaimed the throne, accusing his son of incompetence. He established himself in [[castle of Moncalieri|Moncalieri]], but Charles Emmanuel managed to have the former king arrested by the Crown Council, in order to prevent him from attacking [[Milan]] and probably causing an invasion of Piedmont. Victor Amadeus was then confined to the [[Castle of Rivoli]], where he later died without further interference with his son's regime.