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Duke of Genoa Duke of Genoa was a subsidiary title of the King of Sardinia. It was first awarded in 1815 to Prince Charles Felix of Savoy, who became the King of Sardinia in 1821. Upon the death of King Charles Felix in 1831, the title was given to Prince F ...

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Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa Prince Tommaso of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa (Tommaso Alberto Vittorio; 6 February 1854 – 15 April 1931), who is also known as ''Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy'', was an Italian royal prince,Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de ...

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Princess Isabella of Bavaria Princess Isabella of Bavaria (Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore; 31 August 1863 – 26 February 1924) was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain. By her marria ...

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Basilica of Superga The Basilica of Superga () is a church in Superga, in the vicinity of Turin. History It was built from 1717 to 1731 for Victor Amadeus II of Savoy, designed by Filippo Juvarra, at the top of the hill of Superga. This fulfilled a vow the duke ...

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Prince Eugenio of Savoy, 5th Duke of Genoa (Eugenio Alfonso Carlo Maria Giuseppe; 13 March 1906 – 8 December 1996) was a member of the

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, Duke of Ancona from birth, and the 5th and final

. Prince Eugenio was the sixth and youngest child of Prince Thomas of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa and his wife

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

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, on 29 October 1938 at

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. The bride and groom were second cousins once removed in descent from

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. Prince Eugenio and Princess Lucia had one daughter: *Princess Maria ''Isabella'' Elena Immacolata Barbara Anna Pace of Savoy-Genoa (born 23 June 1943 in

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), married on 29 April 1971 in

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, Alberto Frioli dei Conti di Rezzano (born 7 April 1943 in

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), son of Guido Frioli, Count of Rezzano, and Vittoria Fabbri. They have four children.

Later life

After the dissolution of the

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in 1946, Prince Eugenio and his family relocated to

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where the Duke ran a farm. Upon his death on 8 December 1996, the male line of the Genoa branch of the

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

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

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