Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia
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| Duke of Apulia | |||||
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13 October 1967 Florence, Italy | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Olga of Greece (m. 2008) | ||||
| Issue |
Prince Umberto Prince Amedeo Princess Isabella | ||||
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| House | Savoy-Aosta | ||||
| Father | Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta | ||||
| Mother | Princess Claude of Orléans | ||||
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| Reference style | His Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
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Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia (born 13 October 1967) is the second child and first son of Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, one of the two claimants to the former throne of Italy. In 2006, his father declared himself Duke of Savoy and head of the House of Savoy; since then Prince Aimone has styled himself Duke of Aosta. However, because the headship of the royal house is disputed between his father and Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, he is still referred to as Duke of Apulia.
Education and career
Prince Aimone was born in Florence the second child and only son of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife, Princess Claude of Orléans.[1] Aimone attended the Francesco Morosini Naval Military School and Bocconi University.[2] After he completed his education, Aimone worked at JPMorgan Chase in the United Kingdom. He also served a period in the Italian Navy's special forces (see Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei).[2] Since 2000, Aimone has worked in Russia as president of the Italian company Pirelli.[2][3]
Engagement and marriage
Aimone's engagement to Princess Olga of Greece, daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, was announced in May 2005. Olga and Aimone are second cousins; both being great-grandchildren of the French pretender Jean d'Orléans, duc de Guise. They are also second cousins-once-removed, as George I of Greece is Olga's patrilineal great-grandfather and Aimone's great-great-grandfather. Several falsely reported wedding dates marked what was to become a three-year engagement.[4][5][6] The couple finally wed on 16 September 2008 at the Italian embassy in Moscow, the city in which Aimone is employed. Their religious marriage took place on 27 September 2008 at Patmos.[7][8][9][10] Present for the nuptials in Patmos were:[11]
- Queen Sofia of Spain (née Princess of Greece and Denmark),
- King Constantine II, former King of the Hellenes, with his consort
- Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (née Princess of Denmark),
- Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark (bride's father), with his wife
- Marina, consort of Prince Michael of Greece (bride's mother),
- Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.
With the exception of 78-year-old Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este (née Princess of Savoy-Aosta), all members of the Aosta branch of the House of Savoy were in attendance, i.e.:[12]
- Prince Amedeo of Savoy, 5th Duke of Aosta (bridegroom's father), and his consort,
- Princess Silvia, Duchess of Aosta,
- Princess Claude of Orléans (aka Princess of France, bridegroom's mother),
- Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta, Countess Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga (Aimone's sister),
- Princess Mafalda of Savoy-Aosta, Madame Lombardo di San Chirico (Aimone's sister),
- Princess Maria-Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (née Princess of Savoy-Aosta, cousin of Aimone's father), with her husband
- Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[13]
From the senior branch of the Italian royal family:
- Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy (daughter of the late King Umberto II of Italy) was present,[13] as she had been at the Athens wedding of Olga's parents in 1965.[14]
Children
Prince Aimone and Princess Olga have three children, two sons and one daughter:[2]
- Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, born on 7 March 2009 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.[15][16] On 9 March 2009, Prince Umberto was granted the title Prince of Piedmont by his paternal grandfather.
- Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, born on 24 May 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A day after his birth Amedeo was granted the title Duke of the Abruzzi by his paternal grandfather.[17]
- Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta, named in honor of Princess Isabelle of Orléans, born on 14 December 2012 in Paris, France.[18][19]
Duke of Aosta
On 7 July 2006 Aimone's father, Prince Amedeo, assumed the headship of the House of Savoy and the title Duke of Savoy, claiming that his cousin Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, had lost his dynastic rights when he married without the legally required permission of King Umberto II in 1971.[3][20] Since then Aimone has used the title Duke of Aosta.[21]
Ancestry
References
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 36-39. (German). ISBN 9783798008144.
- 1 2 3 4 Real Casa Savoia, Profile Official: S.A.R. Principe Aimone di Savoia Aosta. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- 1 2 Il Giornale. Allegra, Angelo. 27 April 2015. Ho voluto i Savoia in Italia e mio cugino me le ha suonate. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ↑ Meylan, Vincent (31 August 2005). "Le Plus Royal". Point de Vue (in French): 21.
- ↑ "Ils Sont Ensemble". Point de Vue (in French). 20 December 2006.
- ↑ (French) Le gotha, le site officiel de Stéphane Bern
- ↑ Unione Monarchica Italiana
- ↑ Koenig, Marlene (28 September 2008). "Royal Musings". Translation of Patmos Times article. Marlene Koenig. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ↑ Hubert Jedin, Konrad Repgen (1980). "The Code and Development of Canon Law to 1974". History of the Church: Volume X The Church in the Modern Age. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-86012-090-2.
- ↑ CronacaQui (26 September 2008)
- ↑ Hola. 17 October 2008 La princess Olga de Grecia y el principe Aimone de Saboya Aosta esperan su primer hijo.
- ↑ Croce Reale. 16 October 2008. Regolo, Luciano. E alla fine il principe... (Italian) Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Le nozze tra le LL.AA.RR. il Principe Aimone di Savoia e la Principessa Olga di Grecia". Sito Ufficiale della Casa di S.A.R. il Principe Amedeo, Duca di Savoia. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
- ↑ "Michel et Marina de Grece: Trente Ans de Bonheur". Point de Vue (in French): 17. 11 February 1995.
- ↑ (Italian) Official announcement from the site of the Royal House of Savoy.
- ↑ (Italian)monarchia.it
- ↑ Comunicato Stampa del 25 maggio 2011
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- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1544253/Royal-cousins-fight-for-defunct-Italian-throne.html
- ↑ "Detronizzato Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia in favore del cugino". la Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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| Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia Born: 13 October 1967 | ||
| Lines of succession | ||
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| Preceded by Duke of Aosta |
Line of succession to the former Italian throne with the Prince of Naples as Head of House 3rd position |
Succeeded by Prince Umberto of Savoy |
| First in line | Line of succession to the former Italian throne with the Duke of Aosta as Head of House 1st position | |