The list includes all individuals who were first in line to the throne of Italy, either as

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or as

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, since 1861. Those who actually succeeded to the throne are shown in bold.

Heirs to the throne

{, class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" , +Heirs to the Italian throne , - ! Monarch ! Heir ! Relationship
to monarch ! Became heir
(Date; Reason) ! Ceased to be heir
(Date; Reason) ! Next in line of succession , - , rowspan="2",

Vittorio Emanuele II Victor Emmanuel II ( it, Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: ''Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di House of Savoy, Savoia''; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was Kingdom of Sardinia, King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 Marc ...

, rowspan="2", Prince Umberto, Prince of Piedmont , rowspan="2", Son , rowspan="2", 17 March 1861
Father proclaimed

king of Italy King of Italy ( it, links=no, Re d'Italia; la, links=no, Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first to take the title was Odoacer, a barbarian military leader, ...

, rowspan="2", 9 January 1878
Father died, became king ,

Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanu ...

, 1861–1869, brother , - , Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 1869–1878, son , - , rowspan="2",

Umberto I Umberto I ( it, Umberto Rainerio Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination on 29 July 1900. Umberto's reign saw Italy attempt colo ...

, rowspan="2", , rowspan="2", Son , rowspan="2", 9 January 1878
Father became king , rowspan="2", 29 July 1900
Father assassinated, became king ,

, 1878–1890, uncle , - , , - , rowspan="4", , Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta , First cousin , 29 July 1900
, 15 September 1904
Son born to king , Prince Amedeo, Duke of Apulia, son , - , rowspan="3", Prince Umberto, Prince of Piedmont , rowspan="3", Son , rowspan="3", 15 September 1904
Born , rowspan="3", 9 May 1946
Father abdicated, became king , Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta,
1904–1931, first cousin once removed , - ,

, 1931–1937, second cousin , - , Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 1937–1946, son , - ,

Umberto II en, Albert Nicholas Thomas John Maria of Savoy , house = Savoy , father = Victor Emmanuel III of Italy , mother = Princess Elena of Montenegro , birth_date = , birth_place = Racconigi, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy , dea ...

, Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples , Son , 9 May 1946
Father became king , 12 June 1946
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Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta Prince Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta (''Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe Torino''; 9 March 1900 – 29 January 1948) was a prince of Italy's reigning House of Savoy and an officer of the Royal Italian Navy. The second son of Prince Emanu ...

, second cousin once removed Italian monarchy

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