Prince Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Giuseppe Maria di Savoia, 2nd Duke of Aosta (

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: ''Manuel Filiberto''; 13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931) was an Italian general and member of the

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, as the son of Amadeo I, and was also a cousin of

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. Filiberto was also commander of the Italian Third Army during

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, which earned him the title of the "Undefeated Duke". After the war he became a

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Biography

He was born in

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, the eldest son of Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (second son of King

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) and his first wife Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna. In 1870, Amadeo was elected King of Spain, but abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873. Amadeo died in 1890, and Emanuele Filiberto succeeded as

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. He began his career in the

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, in 1905, as commander. During

, he commanded the Italian Third Army, which gained the nickname of ''Armata invitta'' ("undefeated army"). Following the war he was promoted to the rank of

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in 1926. Prince Emanuele Filiberto died in 1931 at

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. In accordance and observance of his will, he was buried in the military cemetery of Redipuglia, together with thousands of soldiers of the Third Army. Named after him were: * the Duke of Aosta Bridge in

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, completed in 1942 * a bridge on the Piave at

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, inaugurated in 1927 * a street in Rome * the cruiser ''Emanuele Filiberto Duca d'Aosta'', which was given to the

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after

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Family and children

He was married in 25 June 1895 to Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871–1951). She was a daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain. They had two sons: * Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942); married Princess Anne of Orléans with issue. * Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta (9 March 1900 – 29 January 1948), who briefly

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ed as King Tomislav II of Croatia; married

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with issue.

Honours and awards

* : ** Knight of the Annunciation, ''14 March 1890'' ** Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, ''14 March 1890'' ** Grand Cross of the Crown of Italy, ''14 March 1890'' ** Grand Cross of the

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, ''28 December 1916''"Di Savoia Emanuele Filiberto Duca di Aosta"
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, ''24 June 1937'' *

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: ** Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, ''1895'' **

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, ''1899'' * : Knight of the Black Eagle, ''17 May 1893'' *

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: Knight of the Order of the Royal House of Chakri, ''1 June 1897'' *

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: Knight of the Seraphim, ''18 September 1897'' * : Stranger Knight Companion of the Garter, ''15 July 1902'' * : Knight of the Rue CrownJustus Perthes, ''Almanach de Gotha'' (1913
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, with Collar, ''28 December 1923''

Ancestry

References

*''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (1950) *

External links

Genealogy of the Royal House of Italy
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