Does anyone here know if Prince Emanuele Filiberto is grooming one of his daughters (probably his eldest daughter) to succeed him as the claimant to the Italian throne once he and his father will both pass away?
It's an interesting question because if he will do this, the schism among Italian monarchists will likely become permanent and irreversible.
I think it's impossible for two reason:
1) Salic Law
2) the two daughters of Prince Emanuele Filiberto and Clotilde Courau have no title. They are only Princess of Savoy, but they have no title, they are HRH Princess Vittoria of Savoy and HRH Princess Luisa of Savoy.
On 9 March 2009, Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta - the son of Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia and Princess Olga of Greece - was granted the title Prince of Piedmont by his paternal grandfather, Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta.
On 25 May 2011, a day after his birth, Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta - the second son of Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia and Princess Olga of Greece - was granted the title Duke of the Abruzzi by his paternal grandfather.
Here the two lines of succession to the former Italian throne:
a) From Prince of Naples:
King Vittorio Emanuele II (1820–1878)
King Umberto I (1844–1900)
King Vittorio Emanuele III (1869–1947)
King Umberto II (1904–1983)
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (born 1937)
(1) Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice (b. 1972)
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (King Amadeo I of Spain) (1845–1890)
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900–1948)
(2) Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (b. 1943)[1]
(3) Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia (b. 1967)
(4) Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2009)
(5) Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2011)
b) From Duke of Aosta:
King Vittorio Emanuele II (1820–1878)
King Umberto I (1844–1900)
King Vittorio Emanuele III (1869–1947)
King Umberto II (1904–1983)
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (King Amadeo I of Spain) (1845–1890)
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931)
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta (1900–1948)
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (born 1943)
(1) Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia (b. 1967)
(2) Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2009)
(3) Prince Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2011)
The two pretender are in future Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2009) and Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta (b. 2011).
The two daughters of Emanuele Filiberto and Clotilde Courau, HRH Princess Vittoria of Savoy and HRH Princess Luisa of Savoy, are excluded from the line of succession to the former Italian throne.