Facts: - death place: turin - caption: thomas francis , prince of carignano - mother: catherine micaela of spain - spouse: marie de bourbon - death date: 22 january 1656 - father: charles emmanuel i , duke of savoy - birth date: 21 december 1596 - name: thomas francis , prince of carignano - image: tomasso francisco savoycarignano.jpg - birth place: turin Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of thomas francis , prince of carignano .
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thomas francis of savoy -lrb- italian tommaso francesco di savoia , principe di carignano , french thomas francois de savoie , prince de carignan ; 21 december 1596 -- 22 january 1656 -rrb- was an italian military commander , the founder of the savoy-carignano branch of the house of savoy which reigned as kings of sardinia from 1831 to 1861 , and as kings of italy from 1861 until the dynasty 's deposition in 1946 .