Prince Emanuele Filiberto
Duke of Aosta
Prince of Asturias
Duke of Aosta
Reign18 January 1890 – 4 July 1931
PredecessorAmedeo I
SuccessorAmedeo II
Born(1869-01-13)13 January 1869
Genoa
Died4 July 1931(1931-07-04) (aged 62)
Turin
Burial
Redipuglia War Memorial
Spouse
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(m. 1895)​
Issue
Names
Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Giuseppe Maria
HouseSavoy
FatherPrince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
MotherMaria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess of la Cisterna
Military career
Nickname(s)The Undefeated Duke
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Service/branch Royal Italian Army
RankMarshal of Italy
Commands heldItalian Third Army
Battles/warsWorld War I

Prince Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Giuseppe Maria di Savoia, 2nd Duke of Aosta (Spanish: Manuel Filiberto; 13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931) was an Italian general and member of the House of Savoy, as the son of Amadeo I, and was also a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Filiberto was also commander of the Italian Third Army during World War I, which earned him the title of the "Undefeated Duke". After the war he became a Marshal of Italy.

Biography

He was born in Genoa, the eldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (second son of King Vittorio Emanuele II) and his first wife Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna. In 1870, Amadeo was elected King of Spain, but abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873. Amadeo died in 1890, and Emanuele Filiberto succeeded as Duke of Aosta.

He began his career in the Italian Army at Naples, in 1905, as commander. During World War I, he commanded the Italian Third Army, which gained the nickname of Armata invitta ("undefeated army"). Following the war he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy by Benito Mussolini in 1926.

Prince Emanuele Filiberto died in 1931 at Turin. In accordance and observance of his will, he was buried in the military cemetery of Redipuglia, together with thousands of soldiers of the Third Army.

Named after him were:

Family and children

He was married in 25 June 1895 to Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951). She was a daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain.

They had two sons:

Honours and awards

Ancestry

References

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  • Encyclopædia Britannica (1950)
  • Hanson, Edward (2017). The Wandering Princess: Princess Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta (1871–1951). Fonthill. ISBN 978-1-78155-592-7.
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