Christening of Prince Umberto of Savoy
Click to see the picture on the website of the Royal Family of Savoy
HRH Prince Umberto of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, has been baptized on saturday, 18 July 2009. The cerimony took place in Giuggianello, near Lecce, in Apulia, the italian region Umberto’s father is Duke of.
The godparents of the little Prince are HRH Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy, for whom Princess Bianca, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga stood proxy, and Count Carlo Radicati di Primeglio; Prince Umberto has been christened by his distant cousin, Prince Alessandro of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, who is a Catholic priest.
The cerimony was attended by TRH Prince Amedeo and Princess Silvia of Savoy, Duke and Duchess of Savoy, Prince and Princess Michael of Greece, HRH Princess Bianca of Savoy with her husband Count Giberto Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga and children, HRH Princess Mafalda of Savoy with her husband Francesco Lombardo di San Chirico and children, TRH Prince Casimiro and Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Don Alvaro and Dona Antonella d’Orleans-Borbon.
Prince Umberto is the son and heir of HRH Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia, and his wife Olga, née Princess of Greece; he was born in Paris on 7 March 2009.
More infos can be found in the website of the Royal House of Savoy, and in this thread.
Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, who was born only four days ago, received the additional title of ’Prince of Piedmont’ from his grandfather the Duke of Aosta. The baby prince was born in Paris on March 7th and is the son of prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta and princess Olga of Greece.
