Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa

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Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa
Born	March 10, 1895(1895-03-10) Turin
Died	September 7, 1990 (aged 95) Lausanne
Title	Prince of Savoy, Duke of Pistoia, Duke of Genoa
Spouse	Princess Lydia of Arenberg
Parents	Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella of Bavaria

Prince Filiberto Lodovico Massimiliano Emanuele Maria of Savoy (10 March 1895 - 7 September 1990) was the fourth Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy.

Born in Turin, Prince Filiberto was the second son of Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria (1863-1924). On 22 September 1904 he was given the title Duke of Pistoia.

Prince Filiberto pursed a career in the Royal Italian Army achieving the rank of General. A supporter of Benito Mussolini, he volunteered to serve in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War where he commanded the Blackshirts of the '23rd March' Division. It was his division that raised the Italian flag over Amba Aradam.^[1]

Prince Filiberto married Princess Lydia of Arenberg (1905-1977) on 30 April 1928 in Turin. They had no children.

After the Second World War a referendum was held in Italy where a majority of people voted to abolish the monarchy. With the death of his brother Ferdinando on 24 June 1963 he succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa.

Prince Filiberto died in Lausanne, Switzerland. His youngest brother Eugenio succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa.

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16. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan               8. Charles Albert of Sardinia                       17. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony               4. Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                             18. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany               9. Maria Theresa of Tuscany                       19. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily               2. Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                                   20. Prince Maximilian of Saxony               10. John of Saxony                       21. Princess Caroline of Parma               5. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony                             22. Maximilian I of Bavaria               11. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria                       23. Caroline of Baden               1. Prince Filiberto of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                                         24. Maximilian I of Bavaria               12. Ludwig I of Bavaria                       25. Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt               6. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria                             26. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg               13. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       27. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               3. Princess Isabella of Bavaria                                   28. Charles IV of Spain               14. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain                       29. Maria Luisa of Parma               7. Infanta Amelia of Spain                             30. Francis I of the Two Sicilies               15. Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies                       31. Maria Isabella of Spain

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Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa House of Savoy Born: 10 March 1895 Died: 7 September 1990
Italian nobility
Preceded by Ferdinando	Duke of Genoa 24 June 1963 - 7 September 1990	Succeeded by Eugenio