Italy On This Day

Savoy king won new territory and power for his descendants Charles Emmanuel III was a skilled soldier who found himself in demand Charles Em...

Talented designer behind the Teatro Regio in Turin Turin's Royal Theatre was hailed as Alfieri's masterpiece Baroque archit...

Italian noblewoman who became titular Queen of France Detail from a portrait of Marie Josephine by the French royal portraitist Jean-M...

Opera composer also wrote religious music for the Savoy family Charles Emmanuel III of Savoy, who invited Giay  to become maestro di ca...