Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (17 May 1731 – 23 April 1735) was a prince of Savoy. He was born in the reign of his father Charles Emmanuel III, King of Sardinia.

Biography

Prince Emanuele Filiberto was born at the

Royal Palace of Turin The Royal Palace of Turin ( it, Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1 ...

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. He was the second son of

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia Charles Emmanuel III (27 April 1701 – 20 February 1773) was Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia from 1730 until his death. Biography He was born in Turin to Victor Amadeus II of Savoy and his first wife the French Anne Marie d'Orléans. H ...

and his second wife

Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg (Polyxena Christina Johanna; 21 September 1706 – 13 January 1735) was the second wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. The mother of the future Victor Amadeus III ...

, and he was styled as the ''

Duke of Aosta Duke of Aosta ( it, Duca d'Aosta; french: Duc d'Aoste) was a title in the Italian nobility. It was established in the 13th century when Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made the County of Aosta a duchy. The region was part of the Savoyard s ...

'' from birth until his death. His maternal cousins included Victor Amadeus, Prince of Carignano and his younger sister the future ''

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'', both of whom were born at the court of Savoy. His paternal cousins included

Ferdinand VI of Spain , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Maria Luisa of Savoy , birth_date = 23 September 1713 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Villavi ...

,Youngest son of Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain'' who was king of Spain at the time of her birth. Prince Emanuele died the 23 April 1735, at the age of 3.

Ancestry

References

1731 births 1735 deaths Nobility from Turin Princes of Savoy Burials at the Basilica of Superga Dukes of Aosta Sons of kings Royalty who died as children {{Europe-royal-stub