Page "Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia" Paragraph 5

After some time spent at his residence in Chambéry, however, Victor Amadeus started again to intervene in Charles ' government, although this did not impede Charles from reintroducing the feasts and the general gay atmosphere that had been abolished from Turin in former years.

In summer, 1731, after having recovered from a potentially fatal illness, Victor Amadeus returned to the throne.

He accused his son of incompetence and established himself in Moncalieri ; however, Charles Emmanuel managed to have Victor Amadeus arrested by the Crown's Council, in order to prevent him from attacking Milan and probably causing an invasion of Piedmont.

The old king was confined to the Castle of Rivoli, where he later died without any further harm to Charles.