Dukes of Aosta

Coat of arms of the Dukes of Aosta

In the mid-13th century the Hohenstaufen Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II made the County of Aosta a duchy; its arms were carried in the Savoyard coat-of-arms until the unification of Italy in 1870. The region remained part of Savoy lands, with the exception of a French occupation, 1539—1563. The title Duke of Aosta was given to various princes of the dynasty of Sardinia, second sons of the reigning monarch. It can be compared to the English Duke of York, French Duke of Orléans, Swedish Duke of Södermanland and the Scottish Duke of Albany. It remained in the branch of Prince Amedeo of Savoia, the second son of king Victor Emanuel II of Italy, as he was the first ever cadet prince Duke of Aosta who left male heirs. The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Aosta are, from the heritage of Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, the mother of Duke Emanuele Filiberto, Prince della Cisterna and of Belriguardo, Marquess of Voghera, and Count of Ponderano. Ponderano was created in 1559, Voghera in 1618; Cisterna and Belriguardo as princely in 1670. The title has been used since July 2006 by Amedeo's son Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia (born 1967), who is married to Princess Olga of Greece, younger daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark.

Duke of Aosta, 1701-1715

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Carlo Emanuele 1701–1715		27 April 1701 Royal Palace of Turin second son of Victor Amadeus II and Anne Marie d'Orléans	(1) Anne Christine of the Palatinate-Sulzbach 15 March 1722 Vercelli one son (2) Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg 20 August 1724 Toruń six children (3) Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine 1 April 1737 Royal Palace of Turin three children	27 April 1701 Royal Palace of Turin aged 71

Duke of Aosta, 1723-1725

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Vittorio Amedeo 1723–1725		7 March 1723 Royal Palace of Turin only son of Charles Emmanuel III and Anne Christine of the Palatinate-Sulzbach	never married	11 August 1725 Royal Palace of Turin aged 2

Duke of Aosta, 1731-1735

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Emanuele Filiberto 1731–1735		17 May 1731 Royal Palace of Turin second son of Charles Emmanuel III and Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg	never married	23 April 1735 Royal Palace of Turin aged 3

Duke of Aosta, 1738-1745

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Carlo 1738–1745		1 December 1738 Royal Palace of Turin eldest son of Charles Emmanuel III and Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine	never married	25 March 1745 Royal Palace of Turin aged 6

Duke of Aosta, 1759-1802

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Vittorio Emanuele 1759–1802		24 July 1759 Royal Palace of Turin second son of Victor Amadeus III and Maria Antonia Ferdinanda of Spain	Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 25 April 1789 Royal Palace of Turin seven children	10 January 1824 Castle of Moncalieri aged 64

Duke of Aosta, 1845-present

Name	Portrait	Birth	Marriages	Death
Prince Amedeo 1845–1890		30 May 1845 Royal Palace of Turin second son of Victor Emmanuel II and Adelaide of Austria	(1) Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo 30 May 1863 Royal Palace of Turin three son (2) Maria Letizia Bonaparte 11 September 1888 Royal Palace of Turin one son	18 January 1890 Royal Palace of Turin aged 44
Prince Emanuele Filiberto 1890–1931		13 January 1869 Genoa eldest son of Amedeo and Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo	Hélène d'Orléans 25 June 1895 Church of St. Raphael, Kingston-on-Thames two sons	4 July 1931 Royal Palace of Turin aged 62
Prince Amedeo 1931–1942		21 October 1898 Royal Palace of Turin eldest son of Emanuele Filiberto and Hélène d'Orléans	Anne d'Orléans 5 November 1927 Naples two daughters	3 March 1942 Nairobi aged 43
Prince Aimone 1942–1948		9 March 1900 Royal Palace of Turin second son of Emanuele Filiberto and Hélène d'Orléans	Irene of Greece and Denmark 1 July 1939 Florence one son	29 January 1948 Buenos Aires aged 47
Prince Amedeo 1948–present		27 September 1943 Florence only son of Aimone and Irene of Greece and Denmark	(1) Claude d'Orléans 22 July 1964 Sintra, Portugal three children (2) Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto 30 March 1987 Villa Spedalotto no issues	living

See also

• Duchess of Aosta

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