Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa
| Prince Eugenio | |||||
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Duke of Genoa Duke of Ancona | |||||
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| Born |
13 March 1906 Turin | ||||
| Died |
8 December 1996 (aged 90) São Paulo | ||||
| Burial | Basilica of Superga, near Turin | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy | ||||
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| House | Savoy-Genoa | ||||
| Father | Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa | ||||
| Mother | Princess Isabella of Bavaria | ||||
Prince Eugenio of Savoy, 5th Duke of Genoa[1][2] (Eugenio Alfonso Carlo Maria Giuseppe; 13 March 1906 – 8 December 1996) was a member of the House of Savoy, Duke of Ancona from birth, and the 5th and final Duke of Genoa. Prince Eugenio was the sixth and youngest child of Prince Thomas of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria.[1][2]
Marriage and issue
Prince Eugenio married Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies, fifth child and fourth-eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, on 29 October 1938 at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany.[1][2] Prince Eugenio and Princess Lucia had one daughter:[1][2]
- Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy-Genoa (Maria Isabella Elena Immacolata Barbara Anna Pace of Savoy-Genoa) (born 23 June 1943 in Rome)
- ∞ Alberto Frioli (born 7 April 1943 in Rimini); married on 29 April 1971 in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Vittorio Eugenio Frioli (born 27 February 1972 in São Paulo)
- ∞ Soraia Barbosa Silva (born on 7 July 2007 in Caraguatatuba)
- Maria Cristina Frioli (born and died in 1973 in São Paulo)
- Carlo Alberto Frioli (born 18 July 1974 in São Paulo)
- ∞ Priscilla Raso on 28 April 2007 in São Paulo
- Maria Luce Lydia Frioli (born 15 August 1978 in São Paulo)
Later life
After the dissolution of the Kingdom of Italy in 1946, Prince Eugenio and his family relocated to Brazil where the Duke ran a farm. Upon his death on 8 December 1996, the male line of the Genoa branch of the House of Savoy became extinct as did the Royal Dukedom of Genoa. In 2006, the ashes of the Duke and Duchess of Genoa were transferred to the Royal Crypt of Superga near Turin.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Honours
- Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
- Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Knight Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Knight of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta
- Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert
Ancestry
References
- 1 2 3 4 Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Eugenio di Savoia-Genova, Duca di Genova". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-12. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 Paul Theroff. "ITALY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on April 28, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
| Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa Born: 13 March 1906 Died: 8 December 1996 | ||
| Italian nobility | ||
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| Preceded by Filiberto |
Duke of Genoa 7 September 1990 – 8 December 1996 |
Succeeded by Extinct |