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Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Aosta (13 January, 1869 – July 4, 1931) was a member of House of Savoy
House of Savoy

The House of Savoy was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy until the end of the Second World War....
, former Crown Prince of Spain and a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy Kingdom of Italy . In addition, he was the claimed Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia and King of Albania Albania ....
.

as born in Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
 the eldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta
Amadeo I of Spain

Amadeo was the only list of Spanish monarchs from the House of Savoy. He was the second son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and was known for most of his life as Duke of Aosta, but served briefly as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873....
 and his first wife Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna

Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta del Pozzo della Cisterna was the daughter of Charles Emmanuel dal Pozzo dalla Cisterna and his wife, Louise Caroline Ghislaine, Countess of House of Merode....
. In 1870 his father was elected king of Spain and Emanuele Filiberto became the Crown Prince of Spain. His time as heir apparent
Heir apparent

An heir apparent is an heir who cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could be displaced at any time in the future....
 would be short lived as his father abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873 after three years on the throne.






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Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Aosta (13 January, 1869 – July 4, 1931) was a member of House of Savoy
House of Savoy

The House of Savoy was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, it grew from ruling a small county in that region to eventually rule the Kingdom of Italy until the end of the Second World War....
, former Crown Prince of Spain and a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy

Victor Emmanuel III was a member of the House of Savoy and King of Italy Kingdom of Italy . In addition, he was the claimed Emperor of Ethiopia Ethiopia and King of Albania Albania ....
.

Biography

He was born in Genoa
Genoa

Genoa is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. The city has a population of about 610,000 and the urban area has a population of about 900,000....
 the eldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta
Amadeo I of Spain

Amadeo was the only list of Spanish monarchs from the House of Savoy. He was the second son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and was known for most of his life as Duke of Aosta, but served briefly as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873....
 and his first wife Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna

Maria Vittoria Carlotta Enrichetta del Pozzo della Cisterna was the daughter of Charles Emmanuel dal Pozzo dalla Cisterna and his wife, Louise Caroline Ghislaine, Countess of House of Merode....
. In 1870 his father was elected king of Spain and Emanuele Filiberto became the Crown Prince of Spain. His time as heir apparent
Heir apparent

An heir apparent is an heir who cannot be displaced from inheriting; the term is used in contrast to heir presumptive, the term for a conditional heir who is currently in line to inherit but could be displaced at any time in the future....
 would be short lived as his father abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873 after three years on the throne. In 1890 he succeeded to the title Duke of Aosta
Duke of Aosta

In the mid-13th century the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor made the Aosta Valley a duchy; its arms were carried in the Savoia coat-of-arms until the reunification of Italy, 1870....


During the First World War the Duke of Aosta commanded the Italian Third Army, and following the war he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy
Marshal of Italy

Marshal of Italy was a rank in the Italian Regio Esercito . Originally created in 1924 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini for the purpose of honoring Generals Luigi Cadorna and Armando Diaz, the rank was granted to several other general officers from 1926 to 1943....
 by Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini, Order of the Bath Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of the Tower and Sword was an Italy politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
 in 1926. Prince Emanuele Filiberto is buried in the cemetery of Redipuglia, together with thousands of soldiers of the never-defeated Third Army.

Family and children

He was married to Princess Hélène of Orléans
Princess Hélène of Orléans

Princess H?l?ne of Orleans, Duchess of Aosta .She was the third of eight children born to Philippe, comte de Paris and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orl?ans....
 (1871 - 1951), daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain, and had two sons:
  • Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
    Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta

    Prince Amedeo of Savoy, 3rd Duke of Aosta was the third Duke of Aosta and a cousin of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. His baptismal name was Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia....
     (October 21, 1898 - March 3, 1942)
  • Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta who briefly ruled as King Tomislav II of Croatia. (9 March, 1900 - 29 January, 1948)


Ancestry





Sources

  • Encyclopædia Britannica (1950)


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