Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

Prince Emanuele Filiberto
Duke of Aosta
Duke of Aosta
Predecessor	Amedeo, 1st Duke
Successor	Amedeo, 3rd Duke
Spouse	Princess Hélène of Orléans
Issue
Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta
Full name
Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Guiseppe Maria
House	House of Savoy
Father	Amadeo I of Spain
Mother	Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
Born	13 January 1869(1869-01-13) Genoa
Died	4 July 1931(1931-07-04) (aged 62) Turin
Burial	Cemetery of Redipuglia

Emanuel Filibert of Aosta
Born	13 January 1869(1869-01-13)
Died	4 July 1931(1931-07-04) (aged 62)
Allegiance	Italy
Service/branch	Army
Rank	Marshal of Italy
Commands held	Italian Third Army
Battles/wars	World War I

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke of Aosta (13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931) was a member of the House of Savoy, former Crown Prince of Spain and a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Family and children 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 External links

Biography

He was born in Genoa the eldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife Princess Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna. In 1870 his father was elected king of Spain and Emanuele Filiberto became the Crown Prince of Spain. His time as heir apparent 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 of Duke of Aosta.

He began his career in the Italian Army at Naples, in 1905, as commander. During the First World War the Duke of Aosta commanded the Italian Third Army, which gained the nickname of Armata invitta ("undefeated army"). Following the war he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy by Benito Mussolini in 1926.

Prince Emanuele Filiberto died in 1931 at Turin; accordingly to his will, he was buried in the military cemetery of Redipuglia, together with thousands of soldiers of the Third Army.

Entitled to him were the Duke of Aosta Bridge in Rome, built in 1942, and another on the Piave at Jesolo, inaugurated in 1927. Also a cruiser of the Regia Marina was named after him, which was given to Soviet Union after World War II.

Family and children

He was married to Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951). She was a daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain.

They had two sons:

• Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942); married Princess Anne of Orléans.
• Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta who briefly reigned as King Tomislav II of Croatia. (9 March 1900 – 29 January 1948); married Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

16. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan (=22)               8. Charles Albert of Sardinia                       17. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (=23)               4. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy                             18. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany               9. Maria Theresa of Tuscany                       19. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily               2. Amadeo I of Spain                                   20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria                       21. Maria Luisa of Spain               5. Maria Adelaide of Austria                             22. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan (= 16)               11. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignan                       23. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (= 17)               1. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta                                         24. Giuseppe Amedeo Tommaso dal Pozzo, Prince della Cisterna e Belriguardo               12. Giuseppe Alfonso dal Pozzo, 4th Prince della Cisterna                       25. Anna Gabriella Enrichetta Caresana di Carizio               6. Carlo Emmanuele dal Pozzo, 5th Prince of Cisterna                             26. Carlo Emanuele Balbo Bertone, Count of Sambuy               13. Maria Anna Carlotta Balbo Bertone (Marie Anne Theodore des Balbes de Berton)                       27. Rosalia Barbara Asinari di San Marzano               3. Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess della Cisterna                                   28. Guillaume de Mérode, Count of Mérode-Westerloo, Prince of Rubempre and Everberghe               14. Werner, Count of Mérode                       29. Marie d'Ongnies, Princess of Grimberghe               7. Countess Louise de Mérode-Westerloo                             30. Count François de Spangen d'Uyternesse               15. Countess Victoire de Spangen d'Uyternesse                       31. Baroness Louise Louise Xaviere Albertine de Flaveau

References

• Encyclopædia Britannica (1950)

External links

• Genealogy of the Royal House of Italy
• Biography of the Duke of Aosta

Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta House of Savoy Born: 13 January 1869 Died: 4 July 1931
Spanish royalty
Vacant Bourbon dynasty deposed Title last held by Alfonso, Prince of Asturias later became King Alfonso XII	Heir to the Throne as heir apparent 16 November 1870 – 11 February 1873	Vacant First Spanish Republic declared Title next held by Isabella, Princess of Asturias
Spanish nobility
Vacant Bourbon dynasty deposed Title last held by Infante Alfonso later became King Alfonso XII	Prince of Asturias 1 January 1871 – 11 February 1873	Vacant First Spanish Republic declared Title next held by Infanta Isabella
Italian nobility
New creation	Duke of Apulia 13 January 1869 – 18 January 1890	Succeeded by Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta
Preceded by Prince Amedeo of Savoy	Duke of Aosta 2nd creation 18 January 1890 – 4 July 1931
Preceded by Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo	Prince della Cisterna 8 November 1876 – 4 July 1931
	Prince of Berliguardo 8 November 1876 – 4 July 1931
	Marquis of Vorghera 8 November 1876 – 4 July 1931
	Count of Ponderano 8 November 1876 – 4 July 1931

Marshals of Italy Graf Luigi Cadorna · Armando Diaz · Emanuele Filiberto of Aosta · Pietro Badoglio · Enrico Caviglia · Gaetano Giardino · Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi · Emilio De Bono · Rodolfo Graziani · Ugo Cavallero · Ettore Bastico · Umberto II of Italy · Giovanni Messe Paolo Thaon di Revel (Grandadmiral) Italo Balbo (Marshal of the Air Force)

Dukes of Aosta Charles Emmanuel III (1701–1715) · Victor Amadeus (1723–1725) · Emanuele Filiberto (1731–1735) · Carlo (1738–1745) · Victor Emmanuel I (1759–1802) · Amadeo (1845–1890) · Emanuele Filiberto (1890–1931) · Amadeus (1931–1942) · Aimone (1942–1948) · Amadeus (1948–present)

Princes of Asturias Infante Felipe (1977–present) Infante Alfonso (1907–1931)  · Infanta Mercedes (1880–1904)  · Infanta Isabella (1875–1880)  · Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (1871–1873)  · Infante Alfonso (1857–1868)  · Infanta Isabella (1851–1857)  · Infanta Isabella (1830–1833)  · Infante Ferdinand (1788–1808)  · Infante Charles (1759–1788)  · Infante Ferdinand (1724–1746)  · Infante Louis (1709–1724)  · Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1698–1699)  · Infante Charles (1661–1665)  · Infante Philip Prospero (1657–1661)  · Infante Balthasar Charles (1629–1646)  · Philip IV (1605–1621)  · Infante Philip (1582–1598)  · Infante Diego (1578–1582)  · Infante Ferdinand (1571–1578)  · Infante Charles (1556–1568)  · Philip II (1527–1556)  · Infante Charles (1504–1516)  · Infanta Joanna (1502–1504)  · Infante Michael of Portugal (1498–1500)  · Infanta Isabella (1497–1498)  · Infante John (1478–1497)  · Infanta Isabella (1470–1478)  · Infanta Isabella (1468–1470)  · Infante Alfonso (1464–1468)  · Infanta Joanna (1462–1464)  · Infante Henry (1425–1454)  · Infanta Eleanor (1424–1425)  · Infanta Catherine (1423–1424)  · Infante John (1405–1406)  · Infanta Maria (1402–1405)  · Infante Henry (1388–1390)

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Name	Filiberto, Emanuele, 2nd Duke Of Aosta
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Date of birth	13 January 1869
Place of birth	Genoa
Date of death	4 July 1931
Place of death	Turin