The funeral of Victor Emmanuel of Savoy will take place on Saturday February 10 in the basilica of Superga, near Turin. The Superga basilica was built at the beginning of the 18th century to thank the Virgin Mary for having defeated the French army of Louis XIV in Turin in 1706 during the War of Succession.
Most of the members of the Savoy family are buried in this basilica. A funeral chapel should be organized in the preceding days at Reggia di Vednaria Reale, the royal palace of Venaria, listed as a UNESCO world heritage site since 1997.