Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa

Prince Tommaso Alberto Vittorio of Savoy (Turin, February 6 1854 - Turin, April 15 1931), 2nd Duke of Genoa, also known as "Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy-Carignan", was an Italian royal prince, nephew of the King of Sardinia, who on 18 February1861 became the first King of a united Italy. His cousin and brother-in-law Umberto I and his nephew Victor Emmanuel III became subsequent kings of Italy.

Thomas was born in Turin as the second child and only son of Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, 1st Duke of Genoa, the second son of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1798-1849, abdicated 1848) and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria-Tuscany (1801-55). Thomas' mother was Princess Elizabeth of Saxony (1830-1912), daughter of King John I of Saxony (1801-73) and Princess Amalie of Bavaria (1801-77). Barely a year after his birth, on 10 February1855 his father died and Thomas inherited his title, becoming the 2nd Duke of Genoa.

With the accession of Victor Emmanuel II to the throne of Italy in 1861, Thomas, in common with all of the family members, became a prince of Italy.

During World War I the king, Victor Emanuel III, assumed the duties of "Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces" and named the Duke of Genoa as Luogotenente, in which position he managed the civil affairs of the kingdom throughout the war.

Duke Thomas' elder sister Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1851-1926) married King Umberto I of Italy. Her only child was king Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, who reigned starting from his father's murder in 1900.

Thomas died in 1931, leaving six adult children.

Family and children

In 1883 at Nymphenburg, Bavaria, he was married to Princess Maria Isabella of Bavaria (1863-1924), the eldest daughter of the late Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828-1875) and Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain, Duchess of Bavaria (1834-1935), daughter of the Duke of Cadiz.

Their marriage produced the following children:

* Ferdinando (1884-1963), Prince of Udine, 3rd Duke of Genoa. Married Maria Luisa Alliaga Gandolfi dei conti di Ricaldone. Childless.
* Filiberto (1895-1990), Duke of Pistoia, 4th Duke of Genoa. Married princess Lydia von Arenberg. Childless.
* Bona Margherita (1896-1971). Married Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883-1969), son of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and Archduchess Gisela of Austria. Had children.
* Adalberto (1898-1982) Duke of Bergamo. Unmarried and childless.
* Adelaide (April 25, 1904 - February 8, 1979). Married "Leone Massimo" (January 25, 1896 - March 4, 1979), Prince of Arsoli etc.
* Eugenio (March 13, 1906 - December 8, 1996), Duke of Ancona, 5th Duke of Genoa. Married "Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Sicily" (July 9, 1908 - November 3, 2001). They emigrated to Sao Paolo, Brazil. One daughter:
** Maria "Isabella" Elena Immacolata Barbara Anna Pace of Savoy Genoa (born 1943). Married Alberto Frioli di Rezzano (divorced), four children.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa
2= 2. Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa
3= 3. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony
4= 4. Charles Albert of Sardinia
5= 5. Maria Theresa of Tuscany
6= 6. John of Saxony
7= 7. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
8= 8. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan
9= 9. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
10= 10. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
11= 11. Princess Luisa of the Two Sicilies
12= 12. Prince Maximilian of Saxony
13= 13. Princess Caroline of Parma
14= 14. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
15= 15. Caroline of Baden
16= 16. Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignan
17= 17. Josepha of Lorraine-Brionne
18= 18. Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony, Duke of Courland
19= 19. Franziska von Corvin-Krasinski
20= 20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
21= 21. Maria Louisa of Spain
22= 22. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
23= 23. Marie Caroline of Austria
24= 24. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
25= 25. Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria
26= 26. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
27= 27. Archduchess Marie Amalie of Austria
28= 28. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken
29= 29. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
30= 30. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
31= 31. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt