 Christine Marie became the regent of Savoy after the death of her husband in 1637 on behalf of her two sons, who succeeded as Dukes of Savoy.During the reign of Victor Amadeus II, the Daniel gallery was created and named after Daniel Seiter, who painted the lavish murals seen there.Victor Amadeus II also had a collection of summer apartments built to look onto the court and a winter apartment overlooking the gardens.