Genealogy of the Royal Family of Italy1

HRH Prince Amedeo Duke d'Aosta and his descendants


HRH Amedeo Ferdinando Maria Prince of Savoy, Prince of Sardinia, 1st Duke d'Aosta
(Between November 16th, 1870 and February 11th, 1873:) HM Amedeo I Ferdinando Maria King of Spain and the Indies, Prince of Savoy, Prince of Sardinia
(Since January 1st, 1890:) HRH Amedeo Ferdinando Maria Prince Royal of Savoy, 1st Duke d'Aosta
* Turin, May 30th, 1845
† Turin, January 18th, 1890
King of Spain (Proclaimed by the Cortès: Madrid, November 16th, 1870; abdicated, February 11th, 1873)

Married:

  1. Turin, May 30th, 1867:
    Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo Princess della Cisterna
    * Paris, August 9th, 1847
    † San Remo near Imperia, Liguria, November 8th, 1876
  2. Turin, September 11th, 1888:
    HIH
    Marie Laetitia Eugénie Catherine Adélaïde Napoléon Princess Française
    * Royal Palace, Paris, November 20th, 1866
    † Moncalieri Castle near Turin, October 25th, 1926

Children from the first marriage:

  1. HRH Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Genova Giuseppe Maria Prince of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke d'Aosta
  2. HRH Vittorio Emanuele Torino Giovanni Maria Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Count di Turin
    * Turin, November 24th, 1870
    † Brussels, October 16th, 1946
  3. HRH Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke d'Abruzzi
    * Madrid, January 29th, 1873
    † Mogadishu, March 18th, 1933

Child from the second marriage:

  1. HRH Umberto Maria Vittorio Amedeo Giuseppe Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Count di Salemi
    * Turin, June 23rd, 1889
    † (wounds received in battle) Hospital, Crespano Veneto sul Grappa (today: Crespano del Grappa) near Treviso, October 19th, 1918

HRH Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Genova Giuseppe Maria Prince of Savoy-Aosta, 2nd Duke d'Aosta
* Genoa, January 13th, 1869
† Turin, July 4th, 1931
2nd Duke d'Aosta, January 18th, 1890

Married:

St. Raphael's Church, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, June 25th, 1895:
HRH Hélène Louise Henriette Princess d'Orléans
* York House near Twickenham, Middlesex, June 13th, 1871
† Castellamare di Stabia near Naples, January 21st, 1951

Children from this marriage:

  1. HRH Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke d'Apulia, 3rd Duke d'Aosta
    * Turin, October 21st, 1898
    † (as British prisoner of war) Nairobi, March 3rd, 1942
    Created Duke d'Apulia, September 22nd, 1904; 3rd Duke d'Aosta, July 4th, 1931; Viceroy of Ethiopia and Governor-General of Italian East Africa 1937

    Married:

    (civil) Capodimonte Palace and (religious) Basilica San Francisco de Paula, Naples, November 5th, 1927:
    HRH Anne Hélène Marie Princess d'Orléans
    * Château du Nouvion-en-Thiérache, Aisne, August 5th, 1906
    † "Il Sorito", Capo di Sorrento, Naples, March 19th, 1986

    Children from this marriage:

    1. HRH Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuella Elena Gennara Princess of Savoy-Aosta
      * Capodimonte Palace, Naples, April 7th, 1930

      HI & RH Archduke Robert of AustriaMarried:

      (civil) Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, December 28th and (religious) Monastery of Brou, Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, December 29th, 1953:
      HI & RH
      Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
      (Since April 16th, 1917:) HI & RH Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria-Este, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
      * Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, February 8th, 1915
      † Basel, February 7th, 1996
      Created Archduke of Austria-Este by his father Emperor Karl I, Vienna, April 16th, 1917; Heir Pressumptive, April 1st, 1922 - January 11th, 1961

    2. HRH Maria Cristina Giusta Elena Giovanna Princess of Savoy-Aosta
      * Miramare Castle near Trieste, September 12th, 1933

      Married:

      Private Chapel of the Episcopal Palace, Jacarézinho, Paraná, January 29th, 1967:
      HRH
      Casimir Maria Alfons Gabriel Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
      * Warsaw, November 8th, 1938

  2. HRH Aimone Roberto Margherita Giuseppe Torino Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke di Spoleto, 4th Duke d'Aosta

HRH Aimone Roberto Margherita Giuseppe Torino Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke di Spoleto, 4th Duke d'Aosta
* Turin, March 9th, 1900
† Room 320, Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, January 29th, 1948
Created Duke di Spoleto, September 22th, 1904; 4th Duke d'Aosta, March 3rd, 1942
Proclaimed HM Tomislav II King of Croatia, Prince of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Voivode of Dalmatia, Tuzla and Temun, May 18th, 1941 (abandonned all claims in 1943)

Married:

Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence, July 1st, 1939:
HRH
Irene Princess of Greece and Denmark
* Athens, February 13th, 1904
† Villa "San Domenico", Fiesole near Florence, April 14th, 1974

Child from this marriage:

  1. HRH Amadeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir Prince of Savoy-Aosta, 5th Duke d'Aosta, Prince della Cisterna e di Belriguardo, Marquess di Voghera, Count di Ponderano

Wedding photo of Amadeo 5th Duke of Aosta and Princess Claude of OrléansHRH Amadeo Umberto Constantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir Prince of Savoy-Aosta, 5th Duke d'Aosta, Prince della Cisterna e di Belriguardo, Marquess di Voghera, Count di Ponderano
* Palazzo della Cisterna, Florence, September 27th, 1943
5th Duke d'Aosta, Prince della Cisterna e di Belriguardo, Marquess di Voghera, Count di Ponderano, January 29th, 1948

Married:

  1. São Pedro de Penaferrim Church, Sintra, Estremadura, July 22nd, 1964:
    HRH Claude Marie Agnès Catherine Princess d'Orléans
    * Larache, December 11th, 1943
    (Divorced: Florence, July 20th, 1976 and Port-au-Prince, April 26th, 1982; annulled: Rome, January 8th, 1987)
  2. (religious) Santa Flavia Chapel, Villa Spedalotto, Bagheria near Palermo, March 30th, 1987:
    Donna Silvia Ottavia Constanza Maria Paternò dei Marchesi di Regiovanni dei Baroni di Spedalotto
    * Villa Spedalotto, Bagheria near Palermo, December 31st, 1953

Wedding photo of Princess Bianca of Savoy and Giberto Arrivabene Valenti GonzagaChildren from the first marriage:

  1. HRH Bianca Irene Olga Elena Isabella Fiorenza Maria Princess of Savoy-Aosta
    * Florence, April 2nd, 1966

    Married:

    San Biagio Church near "Il Borro", San Giustino Valdarno, Arezzo, September 11th, 1988:
    Giberto Carbonello Tiberto Maria Count Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
    * Rome, July 5th, 1961

    Children from this marriage:

    1. Viola Moreschina Nushi Adec Nicoletta Maria Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
      * Villa Margherita Clinic, Rome, May 31st, 1991
    2. Vera Clementina Verde Aimone Elena Maria Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
      * Samedan, Engadin, August 18th, 1993
    3. Mafalda Violante Giovanna Olga Maria Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
      * Conegliano, Veneto, December 27th, 1997
    4. Maddalena Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
      * April 24th, 2000
    5. Leonardo Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
      * Conegliano, Veneto, October 5th, 2001
  2. HRH Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of ApuliaHRH Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Prince of Savoy-Aosta, Duke d'Apulia
    * Florence, October 13th, 1967
  3. Wedding photo of Princess Mafalda and Don Allessandro Ruffo di CalabriaHRH Mafalda Giovanna Shams Maria Fiorenza Isabella Princess of Savoy-Aosta
    * Florence, September 20th, 1969

    Married:

    1. Chapel, "Il Borro", San Giustino Valdarno, Arezzo, September 18th, 1994:
      Don Alessandro Francesco Ruffo di Calabria dei Principi di Palazzolo
      * Turin, November 4th, 1964
      (Divorced: September 1997)
    2. (civil) London, April 27th, 2001:
      Nobile Francesco Lombardo di San Chirico
      * Milan, January 31st, 1968

    Children from the second marriage:

    1. Anna Lombardo di San Chirico
      * Milan, April 11th, 1999
      (Born out of wedlock)
    2. Carlo Ferrante Gennaro Antonio Francesco Lombardo di San Chirico
      * Milan, January 28th, 2001
      (Born out of wedlock)

Illegitimate child:

  1. Pietro Incisa della Rochetta
    * Lausanne, November 30th, 1967
    (Mother: Donna Nerina Corsini, * Lausanne, May 1st, 1942)

Footnotes:

  1. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Verena Denzer, Marlene Eilers Koenig, Erik Lamote, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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Last updated: October 29th, 2001.