Princess Yolanda of Savoy

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Italian Royalty
House of Savoy

Victor Emmanuel II Children    Princess Marie Clothilde    Umberto I (born 1844)    Amadeo I, King of Spain (born 1845)    Maria Pia, Queen of Portugal (born 1847)     Vittoria (born 2 December 1848)    Emanuele Alberto (born 16 March 1851), Count of Mirafiori and Fontanafredda. Grandchildren    Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta    Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin    Luigi, Duke of the Abruzzi    Umberto, Count of Salemi Great Grandchildren    Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta    Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta Great Great Grandchildren    Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este    Princess Maria Christina    Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta Great Great Great Grandchildren    Princess Bianca    Aimone, Duke of Apulia    Princess Mafalda Umberto I Children    Victor Emmanuel III Victor Emmanuel III Children    Princess Yolanda    Princess Mafalda    Umberto II    Giovanna, Queen of Bulgaria    Princess Maria Umberto II Children    Princess Maria Pia    Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples    Princess Maria Gabriella    Princess Maria Beatrice Grandchildren    Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont Great Grandchildren    Princess Vittoria    Princess Luisa

Princess Yolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria of Savoy (Italian: Principessa Iolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria di Savoia) (June 1, 1901 - October 16, 1986) was the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Princess Elena of Montenegro, and the sister of the last king of Italy Umberto II.

Yolanda was born in Rome. As a young woman she was a great sportswoman, particularly interested in swimming and riding.

On April 9, 1923 in the Quirinal Palace in Rome she married Giorgio Calvi, Count of Bergolo (March 15, 1887 - February 25, 1977). They had five children:

• Maria Ludovica Calvi di Bergolo (born January 24, 1924); married Robert Gasche
• Giorgio Calvi di Bergolo (born and died 1925)
• Vittoria Calvi di Bergolo (June 22, 1927 - March 1985); married Guglielmo Count Guarienti di Brenzone
• Guia-Anna Calvi di Bergolo (born March 8, 1930); married Carlo Guarienti
• Pier Francesco Calvi, Count of Bergolo (born December 22, 1933); married Marisa Allasio

After her marriage Yolanda lived in the town of Pinerolo, southwest of Turin.

In 1946 Yolanda and her family went into voluntary exile with her father in Alexandria, Egypt. After King Victor Emmanuel's death Yolanda and her family returned to Italy where they lived at Castelporziano.

Yolanda died in a hospital in Rome and is buried in Turin.

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• "Yolanda's Wedding Festivities Start", New York Times, April 8, 1923, p. 3.
• "Yolanda and Calvi Meet Italian Court", New York Times, April 9, 1923, p. 19.
• "Yolanda Wedded to Her War Hero While Crowd Cheers", New York Times, April 10, 1923, p. 1 and 3.
• "Royal Wedding in Rome", The Times, April 10, 1923, p. 12.
• "Princess Yolanda's Wedding", The Times, April 12, 1923, p. 16.
• "Princes Jolanda" [obitiuary], New York Times, October 18, 1986, p. 9.