Duke of Genoa was a subsidiary title of the
King of Sardinia
The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861.
Early history
Owing to the absence of written sources, little ...
. It was first awarded in 1815 to Prince
Charles Felix of Savoy
Charles Felix (; 6 April 1765 – 27 April 1831) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.
Early life
Charles Felix was born in Turin as the eleventh child and fifth son born to Victor Amadeus III of ...
, who became the King of Sardinia in 1821.
Upon the death of King Charles Felix in 1831, the title was given to
Prince Ferdinando, the second son of King
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert (; 2 October 1798 – 28 July 1849) was the King of Sardinia from 27 April 1831 until 23 March 1849. His name is bound up with the first Italian constitution, the Albertine Statute, and with the First Italian War of Independence ...
. The title became extinct in 1996 on the death of
Prince Eugenio, a great-grandson of King Charles Albert.
List of Dukes of Genoa
See also
*
Duchess of Genoa
See also
*List of Savoyard consorts
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Genoa
Genoa
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people ...
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Lists of Italian nobility
1815 establishments in Italy
1996 disestablishments in Italy
Dukedoms of Italy
Lists of dukes
Noble titles created in 1831