Princess Louise Christine and Prince Ferdinand Maximilian were the parents of the famous Türkenlouis, Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden-Baden.

Two years later, he was named a colonel of cavalry in the service of his distant cousin Louis XIV, King of France.

In 1658 Philibert was promoted to lieutenant general by his first cousin Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, in the latter's absence.

Guarino Guarini rebuilt an older dwelling, while the project for the park was entrusted to André le Nôtre, who realised magnificent French-style gardens.

In 1685, after the intercession of Vittorio Amadeo II, Philibert obtained permission from Louis XIV to return to Turin.