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	'''Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta''' (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third ] and a ] of the ], ]. During ], he was the ] ] of ] (''Africa Orientale Italiana'', or AOI).		'''Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta''' (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third ] and a ] of the ], ]. During ], he was the ] ] of ] (''Africa Orientale Italiana'', or AOI).

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	===Education and early military career===		===Education and early military career===



	Amedeo was educated at St David's College, ], ], in England.<ref>Hanson, The Wandering Princess, 161. The school is often mis-identified as St Andrew's College.</ref> He cultivated British mannerisms, spoke Oxford English, and even enjoyed the pastimes of ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=March 2019}} Amedeo entered the ], the military academy in Naples, joined the Italian Royal Army ('']'') and fought with distinction in the ] during ]. He left the army in 1921 and traveled widely in ].		Amedeo was educated at St David's College, ], ], in England.<ref>Hanson, The Wandering Princess, 161. The school is often mis-identified as St Andrew's College.</ref> He cultivated British mannerisms, spoke Oxford English, and even enjoyed the pastimes of ] and ].{{Citation needed\|date=March 2019}} Amedeo entered the ], the military academy in Naples, joined the Italian Royal Army ('']'') and fought with distinction in the ] during ]. He left the army in 1921 and traveled widely in ].

	Amedeo subsequently rejoined the Italian armed forces and became a pilot. In 1932, he joined the Italian Royal Air Force ('']''). Amedeo served under ~~Marshall~~ ] and Libyan Governor ] during later stages of the so-called "]" (1911 to 1932). Amedeo and his fellow airmen harried the ] forces of ] from the sky.<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> When hostilities in Libya came to an end in early 1932, much was made of the participation of the "Duke of Apulia" as the commander of the airmen who forced the Senussi to flee ] and seek relief in ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> Amedeo, portrayed by the tall actor Sky du Mont, appears in several non-flying scenes with Graziani in the movie ],<ref>Lion of the Desert - Misplaced Pages ]</ref> about the Italian conquest of Libya.		Amedeo subsequently rejoined the Italian armed forces and became a pilot. In 1932, he joined the Italian Royal Air Force ('']''). Amedeo served under Marshal ] and Libyan Governor ] during later stages of the so-called "]" (1911 to 1932). Amedeo and his fellow airmen harried the ] forces of ] from the sky.<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> When hostilities in Libya came to an end in early 1932, much was made of the participation of the "Duke of Apulia" as the commander of the airmen who forced the Senussi to flee ] and seek relief in ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> Amedeo, portrayed by the tall actor Sky du Mont, appears in several non-flying scenes with Graziani in the movie '']'',<ref>Lion of the Desert - Misplaced Pages ]</ref> about the Italian conquest of Libya.

	On 4 July 1931, upon the death of his father, Amedeo became the ].		On 4 July 1931, upon the death of his father, Amedeo became the ].

	===Viceroy and governor-general===		===Viceroy and governor-general===
	In 1937, after the Italian conquest of ] during the ], the Duke of Aosta replaced Marshal Graziani as ] and as ] of ]. It was generally conceded that he was a vast improvement over Graziani. As Viceroy and Governor-General, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ was also the ] of all Italian military forces in ], ], and ].		In 1937, after the Italian conquest of ] during the ], the Duke of Aosta replaced ] as ] and as ] of ]. It was generally conceded that he was a vast improvement over Graziani. As Viceroy and Governor-General, he was also the ] of all Italian military forces in ], ], and ].

	===World War II===		===World War II===
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	When Italy declared war on the ] and ] on 10 June 1940, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ became the commander of the Italian forces in what is known as the ] of ]. He oversaw the initial Italian advances into the ] and ] and, in August, he oversaw the Italian invasion of ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref>		When Italy declared war on the ] and ] on 10 June 1940, he became the commander of the Italian forces in what is known as the ] of ]. He oversaw the initial Italian advances into the ] and ] and, in August, he oversaw the Italian invasion of ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref>

	In January 1941, the ] launched a counter-invasion and the Italians went on the defensive in ]. The Italians fought throughout February. But, after fierce resistance, the ] ended in Italian defeat,<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> after which the rest of ], including the port of ], fell quickly. On 31 January, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ reported that the Italian military forces in ] were down to 67 operational aircraft with limited fuel stocks. With supplies running low and with no chance of re-supply, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ opted to concentrate the remaining Italian forces into several strongholds: ], ], ], and ]. He himself commanded the 7,000 Italians at the mountain fortress of ]. With his water supply compromised, surrounded, and besieged by 9,000 British and Commonwealth troops and more than 20,000 Ethiopian irregulars, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ surrendered Amba Alagi on 18 May 1941. Due to the gallant resistance of the Italian garrison, the British allowed them to surrender with ].<ref name="fuller1993">{{cite book\|last1=Fuller\|first1=J.F.C.\|title=The Second World War, 1939-45 : a strategical and tactical history\|date=1993\|publisher=Da Capo Press\|location=New York\|isbn=9780306805066\|page=102}}</ref><ref>Time Magazine </ref>		In January 1941, the ] launched a counter-invasion and the Italians went on the defensive in ]. The Italians fought throughout February. But, after fierce resistance, the ] ended in Italian defeat,<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> after which the rest of ], including the port of ], fell quickly. On 31 January, he reported that the Italian military forces in East Africa were down to 67 operational aircraft with limited fuel stocks. With supplies running low and with no chance of re-supply, he opted to concentrate the remaining Italian forces into several strongholds: ], ], ], and ]. He himself commanded the 7,000 Italians at the mountain fortress of Amba Alagi. With his water supply compromised, surrounded, and besieged by 9,000 British and Commonwealth troops and more than 20,000 Ethiopian irregulars, he surrendered Amba Alagi on 18 May 1941. Due to the gallant resistance of the Italian garrison, the British allowed them to surrender with ].<ref name="fuller1993">{{cite book\|last1=Fuller\|first1=J.F.C.\|title=The Second World War, 1939-45 : a strategical and tactical history\|date=1993\|publisher=Da Capo Press\|location=New York\|isbn=9780306805066\|page=102}}</ref><ref>Time Magazine </ref>

	===Death===		===Death===
	Shortly after his surrender, ~~the Duke of Aosta~~ was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in ], ]. He was placed in command of his fellow prisoners, but never saw the end of ]. On 3 March 1942, shortly after his internment, he died at the prison camp, reportedly as a result of complications from both ] and ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> Amedeo was succeeded by his brother, ]. ~~From 18 May 1941, the same day Amedeo surrendered ], Aimone was proclaimed ] under the regal name Tomislav II.{{citation needed\|date=September 2014}}~~		Shortly after his surrender, he was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in ], ]. He was placed in command of his fellow prisoners, but never saw the end of ]. On 3 March 1942, shortly after his internment, he died at the prison camp, reportedly as a result of complications from both ] and ].<ref>Time Magazine, </ref> Amedeo was succeeded by his brother, ].

	===Aftermath===		===Aftermath===
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	Count ], Italian Foreign Minister under his father-in-law Italian dictator ], paid Amedeo a high compliment in his famous diaries. Upon being given the news of the Duke's death Ciano wrote, "So dies the image of a Prince and an Italian. Simple in his ways, broad in outlook, and humane in spirit."		Count ], Italian Foreign Minister under his father-in-law Italian dictator ], paid Amedeo a high compliment in his famous diaries. Upon being given the news of the Duke's death Ciano wrote, "So dies the image of a Prince and an Italian. Simple in his ways, broad in outlook, and humane in spirit."

	Emperor ] of Ethiopia was also impressed by the respect and care that the Duke of Aosta showed to the exiled Emperor's personal property left behind in ]. In a gesture of thanks, the Emperor during his state visit to Italy in 1953 invited the widowed ] to tea during his stay in Milan, but was then informed by the Italian government that receiving the Duchess would cause ~~offense~~ to the ], and so the Emperor ~~sadly canceled~~ the visit.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2009}} Instead he invited the ] to Ethiopia in the mid-~~60s~~, and accorded him all the protocol due to visiting royalty.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2009}}		Emperor ] of Ethiopia was also impressed by the respect and care that the Duke of Aosta showed to the exiled Emperor's personal property left behind in ]. In a gesture of thanks, the Emperor during his state visit to Italy in 1953 invited the widowed ] to tea during his stay in Milan, but was then informed by the Italian government that receiving the Duchess would cause offence to the ], and so the Emperor cancelled the visit.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2009}} Instead he invited the ] to Ethiopia in the mid-1960s, and accorded him all the protocol due to visiting royalty.{{Citation needed\|date=November 2009}}

	==Family==		==Family==
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	* ] (7 April 1930 ] - 10 January 2022); married ] (son of the last Austrian emperor, ]) on 28 December 1953. They had five children.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}		* ] (7 April 1930 ] - 10 January 2022); married ] (son of the last Austrian emperor, ]) on 28 December 1953. They had five children.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}
	* ] (12 September 1933 at ]); married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of ] and his second wife, ], on 29 January 1967. They had four children.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}		* Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (12 September 1933 at ] - 18 November 2023 at Brasil); married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of ] and his second wife, ], on 29 January 1967. They had four children.{{citation needed\|date=July 2020}}

	==Cultural depictions==		==Cultural depictions==
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	Prince Amedeo's time in ] was depicted in the 1981 film '']''; Amedeo was played by ].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBYbswEACAAJ&q=%22Sky+du+Mont%22+amedeo\|title=Staging Memory: Myth, Symbolism and Identity in Postcolonial Italy and Libya\|first=Stefania Del\|last=Monte\|date=November 14, 2015\|publisher=PL Academic Research\|isbn=9783631661253\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		Prince Amedeo's time in ] was depicted in the 1981 film '']''; Amedeo was played by ].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HBYbswEACAAJ&q=%22Sky+du+Mont%22+amedeo\|title=Staging Memory: Myth, Symbolism and Identity in Postcolonial Italy and Libya\|first=Stefania Del\|last=Monte\|date=November 14, 2015\|publisher=PL Academic Research\|isbn=9783631661253\|via=Google Books}}</ref>

	Amedeo was also briefly mentioned in "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway.		Amedeo was also briefly mentioned in '']'' by ].

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Duke of Aosta, Commander in Italian East Africa (1898–1942) For his nephew, see Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021).

Prince Amedeo

Duke of Aosta

In office
4 July 1931 – 3 March 1942

Preceded by

Emanuele Filiberto

Succeeded by

Aimone

3rd Governor-General of Italian East Africa
3rd Viceroy of Italian Ethiopia

In office
21 December 1937 – 19 May 1941

Monarch

Victor Emmanuel III

Minister of the Colonies

Benito Mussolini
Attilio Teruzzi

Preceded by

Rodolfo Graziani

Succeeded by

Pietro Gazzera (acting)

Born

(1898-10-21)21 October 1898
Turin, Kingdom of Italy

Died

3 March 1942(1942-03-03) (aged 43)
Nairobi, Kenya Colony

Spouse

Princess Anne of Orléans (m. 1927)

Issue

Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Princess Maria Cristina

Names
Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni

House

Savoy

Father

Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

Mother

Princess Hélène of Orléans

House of Savoy
Italian Royalty

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Children Princess Maria Clotilde of Savoy Umberto I of Italy Amadeo I of Spain Oddone, Duke of Montferrat Maria Pia of Savoy Grandchildren Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin Luigi Amedeo, 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 Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta Great Great Great Grandchildren Aimone, 6th Duke of Aosta
Umberto I of Italy
Children Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
Children Princess Yolanda of Savoy Princess Mafalda of Savoy Umberto II of Italy Giovanna of Savoy Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
Umberto II of Italy
Children Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy Grandchildren Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice Great-Grandchildren Princess Vittoria of Savoy Princess Luisa of Savoy
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Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. During World War II, he was the Italian Viceroy of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI).

Biography

Amedeo was born in Turin, Piedmont, to Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (son of Amadeo I of Spain and Princess Maria Vittoria), and Princess Hélène (daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans). As his patrilinal great-grandfather was King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, he was a member of the House of Savoy. He was known from birth by the courtesy title of Duke of Apulia.

Amedeo was a very tall man (in stark contrast of the King who was known to be quite short). According to Amedeo Guillet, he was once referred to by a journalist as "Your Highness" (which in Italian could also be interpreted to mean "your height"). The Duke replied in jest: "198 centimetres" (6 feet, 6 inches).

Education and early military career

Amedeo was educated at St David's College, Reigate, Surrey, in England. He cultivated British mannerisms, spoke Oxford English, and even enjoyed the pastimes of fox hunting and polo. Amedeo entered the Nunziatella, the military academy in Naples, joined the Italian Royal Army (Regio Esercito) and fought with distinction in the artillery during World War I. He left the army in 1921 and traveled widely in Africa.

Amedeo subsequently rejoined the Italian armed forces and became a pilot. In 1932, he joined the Italian Royal Air Force (Regia Aeronautica). Amedeo served under Marshal Rodolfo Graziani and Libyan Governor Pietro Badoglio during later stages of the so-called "pacification of Libya" (1911 to 1932). Amedeo and his fellow airmen harried the Senussi forces of Omar Mukhtar from the sky. When hostilities in Libya came to an end in early 1932, much was made of the participation of the "Duke of Apulia" as the commander of the airmen who forced the Senussi to flee Libya and seek relief in Egypt. Amedeo, portrayed by the tall actor Sky du Mont, appears in several non-flying scenes with Graziani in the movie The Lion of the Desert, about the Italian conquest of Libya.

On 4 July 1931, upon the death of his father, Amedeo became the Duke of Aosta.

Viceroy and governor-general

In 1937, after the Italian conquest of Ethiopia during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, the Duke of Aosta replaced Marshal Graziani as Viceroy and as Governor-General of Italian East Africa. It was generally conceded that he was a vast improvement over Graziani. As Viceroy and Governor-General, he was also the Commander-in-Chief of all Italian military forces in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somaliland.

World War II

When Italy declared war on the United Kingdom and France on 10 June 1940, he became the commander of the Italian forces in what is known as the East African Campaign of World War II. He oversaw the initial Italian advances into the Sudan and Kenya and, in August, he oversaw the Italian invasion of British Somaliland.

In January 1941, the British launched a counter-invasion and the Italians went on the defensive in East Africa. The Italians fought throughout February. But, after fierce resistance, the Battle of Keren ended in Italian defeat, after which the rest of Eritrea, including the port of Massawa, fell quickly. On 31 January, he reported that the Italian military forces in East Africa were down to 67 operational aircraft with limited fuel stocks. With supplies running low and with no chance of re-supply, he opted to concentrate the remaining Italian forces into several strongholds: Gondar, Amba Alagi, Dessie, and Gimma. He himself commanded the 7,000 Italians at the mountain fortress of Amba Alagi. With his water supply compromised, surrounded, and besieged by 9,000 British and Commonwealth troops and more than 20,000 Ethiopian irregulars, he surrendered Amba Alagi on 18 May 1941. Due to the gallant resistance of the Italian garrison, the British allowed them to surrender with honours of war.

Death

Shortly after his surrender, he was interned in a prisoner-of-war camp in Nairobi, Kenya. He was placed in command of his fellow prisoners, but never saw the end of World War II. On 3 March 1942, shortly after his internment, he died at the prison camp, reportedly as a result of complications from both tuberculosis and malaria. Amedeo was succeeded by his brother, Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta.

Aftermath

Amedeo was well known and highly regarded for being a gentleman. In one instance, before he fled his headquarters at Addis Ababa, he wrote a note to the British to thank them in advance for protecting the women and children in the cities.

Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian Foreign Minister under his father-in-law Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, paid Amedeo a high compliment in his famous diaries. Upon being given the news of the Duke's death Ciano wrote, "So dies the image of a Prince and an Italian. Simple in his ways, broad in outlook, and humane in spirit."

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia was also impressed by the respect and care that the Duke of Aosta showed to the exiled Emperor's personal property left behind in Addis Ababa. In a gesture of thanks, the Emperor during his state visit to Italy in 1953 invited the widowed Duchess of Aosta to tea during his stay in Milan, but was then informed by the Italian government that receiving the Duchess would cause offence to the Italian Republic, and so the Emperor cancelled the visit. Instead he invited the 5th Duke of Aosta to Ethiopia in the mid-1960s, and accorded him all the protocol due to visiting royalty.

Family

Amedeo was married 5 November 1927, in Naples, to his first cousin Princess Anne of Orléans (1906–1986), daughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans.

They had two daughters:

Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta (7 April 1930 Capodimonte Palace - 10 January 2022); married Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (son of the last Austrian emperor, Charles I) on 28 December 1953. They had five children.
Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (12 September 1933 at Miramare Castle - 18 November 2023 at Brasil); married Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his second wife, Princess Cecylia Lubomirska, on 29 January 1967. They had four children.

Cultural depictions

Prince Amedeo's time in Italian Cyrenaica was depicted in the 1981 film Lion of the Desert; Amedeo was played by Sky du Mont.

Amedeo was also briefly mentioned in A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

8. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

4. Amadeo I of Spain

9. Archduchess Adelaide of Austria

2. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta

10. Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, Prince of Cisterna

5. Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Princess of Cisterna

11. Countess Louise de Mérode-Westerloo

1. Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

12. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans

6. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris

13. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

3. Princess Hélène of Orléans

14. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier

7. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans

15. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

References

Hanson, The Wandering Princess, 161. The school is often mis-identified as St Andrew's College.
Time Magazine, Muktar
Time Magazine, Peace in Libya
Lion of the Desert - Misplaced Pages Lion of the Desert
Time Magazine, War Without Water
Time Magazine, Last Act in East Africa
Fuller, J.F.C. (1993). The Second World War, 1939-45 : a strategical and tactical history. New York: Da Capo Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780306805066.
Time Magazine Aosta on Alag?
Time Magazine, Died. Prince Amedeo di Savoia, Duke of Aosta
"Italian Royal Wedding 1927". British Pathe News.
Monte, Stefania Del (November 14, 2015). Staging Memory: Myth, Symbolism and Identity in Postcolonial Italy and Libya. PL Academic Research. ISBN 9783631661253 – via Google Books.

Hanson, Edward (2017). The Wandering Princess: Princess Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta (1871–1951). Fonthill. ISBN 978-1-78155-592-7.

External links

Newspaper clippings about Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Government offices
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta House of SavoyBorn: 21 October 1898 Died: 3 March 1942
Preceded byThe Marquis of Neghelli	Governor-General of Italian East Africa 1937–1941	Succeeded byPietro Gazzera
Italian nobility
Preceded byEmanuele Filiberto	Duke of Aosta and Apulia 1931–1942	Succeeded byAimone

v t e Dukes of Aosta
Charles Emmanuel III (1701–1715) Victor Amadeus (1723–1725) Emanuele Filiberto (1731–1735) Carlo (1738–1745) Victor Emmanuel I (1759–1802) Amedeo (1845–1890) Emanuele Filiberto (1890–1931) Amedeo (1931–1942) Aimone (1942–1948) Amedeo (1948–2021) Aimone (2021–present)

v t e Princes of Savoy
1st generation	None
2nd generation	Louis, Duke of Savoy Philip I, Prince of Piedmont
3rd generation	Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy Louis, Count of Geneva Philip II, Duke of Savoy Jacques, Count of Romont
4th generation	Philibert I, Duke of Savoy Charles I, Duke of Savoy Philibert II, Duke of Savoy Charles III, Duke of Savoy Philip, Duke of Nemours Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy
5th generation	Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy Jacques, Duke of Nemours
6th generation	Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel, Duke of Nemours Henri, Duke of Nemours Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano Prince Maurice Prince Emmanuel Filibert
7th generation	Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons Louis I, Duke of Nemours Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours Henri II, Duke of Nemours
8th generation	Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons Prince Eugene
9th generation	Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano Eugenio, Count of Villafranca Thomas Emmanuel, Prince of Savoy-Carignan
10th generation	Vittorio Amedeo Teodoro, Duke of Aosta Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia Prince Emanuele Filiberto Carlo Francesco, Duke of Aosta Benedetto, Duke of Chablais Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano Eugene Jean, Count of Soissons
11th generation	Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia Amadeus Alexander, Duke of Montferrat Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Maurizio, Duke of Montferrat Charles Felix I of Sardinia Giuseppe, Count of Asti Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano
12th generation	Charles Albert I of Sardinia
13th generation	Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa
14th generation	Umberto I of Italy Amadeo I of Spain Oddone, Duke of Montferrat Tommaso, Duke of Genoa**
15th generation	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta* Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin* Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi* Umberto, Count of Salemi* Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa Filiberto, Duke of Genoa Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo Eugenio, Duke of Genoa
16th generation	Umberto II of Italy Amedeo, Duke of Aosta* Aimone, Duke of Aosta*
17th generation	Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples Amedeo, Duke of Aosta***
18th generation	Prince Emanuele Filiberto Prince Aimone***
member of a cadet branch of the House of Savoy * Prince of Savoy-Genoa *** Prince of Savoy-Aosta

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