Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin

Infobox Italian Royalty|prince
name =Prince Vittorio Emanuele
title =Count of Turin


imgw = 200px
full name =Vittorio Emanuele Torino Giovanni Maria
titles = "HRH" The Count of Turin
"HRH" Infante Vittorio Emanuele of Spain
"HRH" Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
royal house =House of Savoy
father =Amadeo I of Spain
mother =Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
date of birth =birth date|1870|11|24
place of birth =Turin
date of death =death date and age|1946|11|24|1870|11|24
place of death =Brussels|

Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Infante of Spain, Count of Turin (November 24, 1870 – October 10, 1946) was a grandchild of King Victor Emmanuel II and a member of the House of Savoy. He was a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III.

Early life and duel

He was born in Turin just before his father Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta was about to leave for Spain where he had been elected king. His mother was Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna. With his fathers ascension to the Spanish throne he gained the additional title Infante of Spain. [cite book | title = Almanach de Gotha | date = 1872 | pages = 29 ]

Vittorio Emanuele challenged Prince Henri of Orléans to a duel after Henri described Italian soldiers being held captive in Ethiopia during the first First Italo–Ethiopian War as cowards. He received the consent of King Umberto I and the duel with swords lasting 26 minutes took place at 5:00 am on August 15 1897 in the Bois de Marechaux at Vancreeson. Both Prince Henri and Vittorio Emanuele were wounded with Henri receiving a serious wound to his right abdomen while Vittorio Emanuele was wounded in his right hand. [ cite news |title=Prince Henri in a Duel |publisher=New York Times | page = 9 |date=1897-08-17 ]

Later years

In April 1898 Vittorio Emanuele set out on a tour of world. [ cite news |title=Count of Turin to Travel |publisher=New York Times | page = 1 |date=1898-04-14 ] His first stop was New York in the United States of America. After spending a day at the Newport Country Club he presented the club with a silver cup which is presented to the winner of the annual Count of Turin golf tournament. [cite news |first=Kevin |last=McNamara |title=U.S. Women's Open: Ike, JFK and Tiger left their mark here |url=http://www.projo.com/golf/content/projo_20060627_history.524ce5d.html |publisher=The Providence Journal |date= 2006-06-27 |accessdate=2008-06-03 ] After his stay in America he visited China and Japan on the next leg of his world tour. [ cite news |title=The Count of Turin Here |publisher=New York Times | page = 12 |date=1898-05-04 ]

The Count of Turin pursued a career in the Royal Italian Army and became the Commander in Chief of the Italian Cavalry. [ cite news |title=Praise Italy's Cavalry |publisher=New York Times | page = 5 |date=1912-11-21 ] He held this position during the First World War. [ cite news |title=Extols The Bravery of Italian Cavalry |publisher=New York Times | page = 3 |date=1917-11-24 ] Following the armistice he was awarded the Croix de guerre by France. [ cite news |title=France Honors Gen. Gough |publisher=New York Times | page = 10 |date=1918-11-27 ]

Vittorio Emanuele died in Brussels four months after the proclamation of the Italian Republic. [ [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/italy.html Online Gotha] ]

References

Ancestry

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1= 1. Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
2= 2. Amadeo I of Spain
3= 3. Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
4= 4. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
5= 5. Maria Adelaide of Austria
6= 6. Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, Prince della Cisterna
7= 7. Louise Caroline Ghislaine, Countess of Merode
8= 8. Charles Albert of Sardinia
9= 9. Maria Theresa of Tuscany
10= 10. Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
11= 11. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignan
12= 12. Giuseppe Alfonso dal Pozzo, 4th Prince della Cisterna
13= 13. Marie Anne Theodore des Balbes de Berton
14= 14. Werner, Count of Merode
15= 15. Countess Victoire de Spangen d'Uyternesse
16= 16. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan
17= 17. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
18= 18. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
19= 19. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
20= 20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
21= 21. Maria Louisa of Spain
22= 22. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan (= 16)
23= 23. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (= 17)
24= 24. Giuseppe Amedeo Tommaso dal Pozzo, Prince della Cisterna e Belriguardo
25= 25. Anna Gabriella Enrichetta Caresana
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28= 28. Guillaume de Merode, Count of Merode-Westerloo
29= 29. Marie d'Ongnies, Princess of Grimberghe
30= 30. Count François de Spangen d'Uyternesse
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