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

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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, King of Sardinia and ruler of the Savoyard states from his father's abdication on 3 September 1730 until his death in 1773. He was the paternal grandfather of the l ...

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 III of Sardinia, Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont whom she married in 1724. The mother ...

, and he was styled as the ''

Duke of Aosta Duke of Aosta (; ) 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 state and the title was granted to variou ...

'' 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 Ferdinand VI (; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned (''el Prudente'') and the Just (''el Justo''), was King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759. He was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty. He was the ...

,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 Italian royalty who died as children People from the Kingdom of Sardinia Sons of dukes {{Europe-royal-stub