HRH Duke Amedeo (1943-2021) and the Savoy-Aosta Family


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The Duke of Aosta made an official statement regarding the recent murder of a Carabiniere that shocked Italy in the recent days.


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Viola and Vera Arrivabene at the Venice Film Festival 2019.

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Bianca Arrivabene with her daughters Viola, Vera and Mafalda attend the Vanity Fair "Black And White" Ball Photocall during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Scuola Grande della Misericordia on 31 August

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On 27 November Duke Amedeo visit the Garden Club and attend at the screening of the film "The stone ship" dedicated to garden of Pantelleria.

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The Christmas Card of the Duke of Aosta!

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The Italian aristocrat donna Vera dei conti Arrivabene-Valenti Gonzaga, granddaughter of HRH the Duke of Aosta and of HRH Princess Claude of Orléans, Princess of France, has engaged with the Italian aristocrat don Briano Martinoni dei conti Calepio.

Donna Vera is this lady: https://www.alamy.com/venice-italy-...oto-agencyalamy-live-news-image266060864.html

Don Briano is the tall gentleman: https://www.gettyimages.nl/detail/n...briano-attend-the-vogue-nieuwsfotos/148111298

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le prince Henri d’Orléans, chef de la Maison de France
x la princesse Isabelle d’Orléans et Bragance
= la princesse Claude

la princesse Claude d’Orléans, princesse de France
x il principe Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duca di Aosta
= la principessa Bianca

la principessa Bianca di Savoia-Aosta
x don Gilberto Arrivabene-Valenti Gonzaga, Conte Arrivabene
= donna Vera
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
The Italian aristocrat Donna Vera dei conti Arrivabene-Valenti Gonzaga, granddaughter of the Duke of Aosta and of Claude d'Orléans, Princess of France, has engaged with the Italian aristocrat Don Briano dei conti Martinioni Caleppio.

Donna Vera is this lady: https://www.alamy.com/venice-italy-...oto-agencyalamy-live-news-image266060864.html

Don Briano is the tall gentleman: https://www.gettyimages.nl/detail/n...y-isabel-may-and-briano-nieuwsfotos/809564556

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le prince Henri d’Orléans, chef de la Maison de France
x la princesse Isabelle d’Orléans et Bragance
= Claude

la princesse Claude d’Orléans, princesse de France
x il principe Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duca di Aosta
= Bianca

la principessa Bianca di Savoia-Aosta
x Don Gilberto Arrivabene-Valenti Gonzaga, Conte Arrivabene
= Vera

Donna Vera dei conti Arrivabene-Valenti Gonzaga
x Don Briano dei conti Martinoni Caleppio
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Vera and Briano are second cousins once removed through the Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga:

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2020/02/engagement-of-duke-of-aostas.html
 
Benjamin said:
Vera and Briano are second cousins once removed through the Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga:

https://eurohistoryjournal.blogspot.com/2020/02/engagement-of-duke-of-aostas.html
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Yes, fascinating. That is why I love this sort of alliances. I know the Palazzo Martinoni in Bergamo from my holidays to Iseo Lake. I stayed in a B&B in the same street. So the groom's name did ring a bell.

The palazzo (which needs lots of renovation) is for sale now between 3 and 4 million Euro: https://lc.zoocdn.com/a384be00b01d679fa1c2696e9f121af74c3a704f.jpg There are other Martinoni estates in Lombardy and in Italy.

The ancestral estate of the Counts Calepio has been placed in a Foundation: https://www.itinerari.bergamo.it/castello-dei-conti-di-calepio-castelli-calepio/
 
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May HRH rest in peace.

According to press reports, he was recovered at San Donato Hospital in Arezzo for undergoing heart surgery and he died in the past night due to heart failure.
 
Ow that is sad news, may Amedeo Umberto Giorgio Paolo Costantino Elena Fiorenzo Maria Zvonimir di Savoia-Aosta, Duke of Aosta, rest in peace.


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His widow

Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto



His first spouse

S.A.R. la principessa Claudia d'Orléans



His children (in-law):

S.A.R. la principessa Bianca di Savoia-Aosta
Gilberto, conte Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga

S.A.R. il principe Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, Duca della Puglie, Principe Reale
S.A.R. la principessa Olga di Grecia

S.A.R. la principessa Mafalda di Savoia-Aosta
Francesco Lombardo, barone di San Chirico

Ginevra van Ellinkhuizen di Savoia-Aosta



His grandchildren:

Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Vera Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Mafalda Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Maddalena Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Leonardo Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga

S.A.R. il principe Umberto di Savoia-Aosta, Principe di Piemonte
S.A.R. il principe Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duca degli Abruzzi
S.A.R. la principessa Isabella di Savoia-Aosta, Principessa Reale

Anna Lombardo di San Chirico
Carlo Lombardo di San Chirico
Elena Lombardo di San Chirico
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
Ow that is sad news, may Amedeo Umberto Giorgio Paolo Costantino Elena Fiorenzo Maria Zvonimir di Savoia-Aosta, Duke of Aosta, rest in peace.


:sad:




His widow

Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto



His first spouse

S.A.R. la principessa Claudia d'Orléans



His children (in-law):

S.A.R. la principessa Bianca di Savoia-Aosta
Gilberto, conte Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga

S.A.R. il principe Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, Duca della Puglie, Principe Reale
S.A.R. la principessa Olga di Grecia

S.A.R. la principessa Mafalda di Savoia-Aosta
Francesco Lombardo, barone di San Chirico

Ginevra van Ellinkhuizen di Savoia-Aosta



His grandchildren:

Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Vera Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Mafalda Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Maddalena Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga
Leonardo Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga

S.A.R. il principe Umberto di Savoia-Aosta, Principe di Piemonte
S.A.R. il principe Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duca degli Abruzzi
S.A.R. la principessa Isabella di Savoia-Aosta, Principessa Reale

Anna Lombardo di San Chirico
Carlo Lombardo di San Chirico
Elena Lombardo di San Chirico
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May the Duke of Aosta rest in peace.



Will Prince Aimone now inherit his father's claim to the headship of the House of Savoy?
 
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The late Duke Amedeo saw himself as the chef of the former Royal House of Italy since King Umberto II did not approve the wedding of Prince Vittorio Emanuele to Marina Doria.

Apart from this, the Savoia-Aostas saw that ultimately the headship will "land" in their branch anyway, since there are no male heirs in the Savoia branch after Emanuele Filiberto. But now the Duke of Savoia has declared that his two granddaughters will be successors indeed.

The late Duke of Aosta fought this because a) not Vittorio Emanuele but he was the chef and b) there is no authority for the chef to change the succession to his own pleasure.

But having said that: in contrary to the Savoias, the Savoia-Aostas could live in Italy. Both the late Duke Amedeo as the current new Duke Aimone have served in the Italian Navy and they have never pursued anything against the interests of the Republic.

Any restoration seems not at all interesting for tge Savoia-Aostas, they do jot waste energy on that. Aimone seems on friendly terms with Emanuele Filiberto. It were more their fathers who were the hotheads.
 
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The funeral of SAR il principe Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duca di Aosta, will take place on Friday June 4th 2021 at 11.30 o'clock in the morning.

The service will be held in the Basilica Abbazia di San Miniato al Monte, in Florence.

Source: twitter
 
Message of the Duke of Savoy:

Just after hearing the news of the passing-away of His Royal Highness Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, Duke of Aosta, His Royal Highness The Prince Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Duke of Savoy, Prince of Naples, issued the following statement:

With profound consternation I learned about the passing-away of His Royal Highness The Duke of Aosta, my cousin Amedeo.

In this painful moment, to Her Royal Highness the Duchess Silvia, to His Royal Highness the Duke Aimone and to all their loved ones, I wish to express my deepest condoleances, joined by my spouse Marina, my son Emanuele Filiberto, my daughter-in-law Clotilde and my granddaughters Vittoria and Luisa.

The sadness for the passing-away of Amedeo sharpens in memory those divisions that unfortunately have marked the last few years but which disappear in the face of mourning and the memory to so many affectionate moments that have accompanied our lives, and especially in our youth.

This sadness affects our whole House.

For the moment His Royal Highness The Prince Vittorio Emanuele will make no any furtherer statements.

Geneva, June 1st 2021
Secretariate of the Royal House of Savoy
 
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May the Duke of Aosta rest in peace
 
The late Duke of Aosta considered himself the chef of the former Royal House. Even if Vittorio Emanuele and his son were considered the chef, Amedeo knew he and his son were at least the undisputed future chef, also for the Savoy supporters:

0. Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, Duke of Savoy
1. Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia
--. Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta, 5th Duke of Aosta
2. Aimone di Savoia-Aosta, 6th Duke of Aosta
3. Umberto di Savoia-Aosta
4. Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta

But with the unilateral action by Vittorio Emanuele to put his two granddaughters before Amedeo and Aimone, the "conflict which will be healed by time" (one day Amedeo or Aimone would be the chef anyway) became a real conflict since the communiqué that the two girls should be successors. Doing this without a general agreement with all dynasts is always a recipe for conflicts.
 
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That was a gracious and dignified note of the Prince of Napels. And he found a way to refer to their disagreements in an elegant and respectful manner.

More and more non-reigning houses will probably follow the example of the Savoie main branch, the Anhalts, Saxons, Russia (?), Romania and the Castro-branch of the Two Sicilies in future scenarios when the direct heirs are all female. It would be in line with what happened in the reigning European monarchies too. Quarrels about the head-ship of the family seem to be the norm with many of the non-reigning families -with or without female succession changes- as the ways to settle such disputes are rather limited.

I am not quite sure if the prince of Venice and the now 6th duke of Aosta are on cordial terms. The prince of Venice has recently spoken about his Aosta cousins in the New York Times and he was not very complementary. He was rather candid about the Aosta's in the recent French documentary about royals in the second world war too.

Will prince Umberto be styled as Duke of Apulia at one point? He was styled prince of Piedmont, a style also used by the Prince of Napels. ALthough they may prefer to stick to the Piedmont title to prolongue the family rift/prove a point, as is the case with the two dukes of Anjou.
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
the communiqué that the two girls should be successors.
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It is without validity, so they can say whatever they wish.

As one can see in the appalling NYT interview of the older daughter Vittoria, she presented herself as a shallow, vain and tactless air-head who lacks refinement if not dignity. Very much like her father and her grandfather, it seems.
 
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Addapalla said:
It is without validity, so they can say whatever they wish.

As one can see in the appalling NYT interview of the older daughter Vittoria, she presented herself as a shallow, vain and tactless air-head who lacks refinement if not dignity. Very much like her father and her grandfather, it seems.
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I don't think dignity or refinement are the necessary requirements for succeeding in a hereditary system. If it were we would have avoided many unfortunate monarchs in the past all over Europe. The duke of Aosta was far from perfect in his own private life too.
 
The message of the Duke of Savoy, about so many affectionate moments with his cousin, the late Duke of Aosta, seems to hint to happy and conflict free times inside the family.

Picture: King Umberto II, Prince Amedeo (whom passed-away today) and his wife Claude d'Orléans, princesse de France:

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2RWY9/6-...a-dorlans-con-umberto-ii-di-savoia-P2RWY9.jpg

Cousins Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia and Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta:

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2RWYG/it...osta-e-vittorio-emanuele-di-savoia-P2RWYG.jpg

Amedeo and Claude d'Orléans:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...px-Prince_Amedeo_and_Princess_Claude_1964.jpg

Like his late father, also Aimone, since today the new Duke of Aosta, proudly served in the Navy:

http://www.crocerealedisavoia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Aimone0001.jpg
 
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Duc_et_Pair said:
The late Duke of Aosta considered himself the chef of the former Royal House. [...]

But with the unilateral action by Vittorio Emanuele to put his two granddaughters before Amedeo and Aimone, the "conflict which will be healed by time" (one day Amedeo or Aimone would be the chef anyway) became a real conflict since the communiqué that the two girls should be successors. Doing this without a general agreement with all dynasts is always a recipe for conflicts.
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But the late Amedeo also took unilateral action when he declared that he no longer recognized Vittorio Emanuele as the head of their house, and later declared that the dynastic rights of his granddaughters were illegitimate, all without the agreement of Vittorio Emanuele or his descendants. After breaking away, I imagine Amedeo himself would have neither wanted nor expected to be consulted on the decrees of a cousin whose authority he does not recognize as legitimate (and vice versa).

Marengo said:
That was a gracious and dignified note of the Prince of Napels. And he found a way to refer to their disagreements in an elegant and respectful manner.
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I agree.

Marengo said:
More and more non-reigning houses will probably follow the example of the Savoie main branch, the Anhalts, Saxons, Russia (?), Romania and the Castro-branch of the Two Sicilies in future scenarios when the direct heirs are all female. It would be in line with what happened in the reigning European monarchies too. Quarrels about the head-ship of the family seem to be the norm with many of the non-reigning families -with or without female succession changes- as the ways to settle such disputes are rather limited.
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Moreover, as this family quarrel was sparked between two male, male-line cousins, female heirs or headship can hardly be faulted.

Addapalla said:
It is without validity, so they can say whatever they wish.
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It has as much or as little validity as any comparable communiqués issued by his cousin. As Marengo's comment suggested, any authorities who might be in a position to take formal action to settle legitimacy on either "head of the house" are not going to become involved in the foreseeable future.

Addapalla said:
As one can see in the appalling NYT interview of the older daughter Vittoria, she presented herself as a shallow, vain and tactless air-head who lacks refinement if not dignity. Very much like her father and her grandfather, it seems.
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As the thread for Emanuele Filiberto and family is where the NYT interview was posted and impressions of it shared, my reply is posted there.
 
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Interesting that in the future the late Duke of Aosta and his wife will be interred in the royal crypt of the Basilica di Superga in Turin. That means the rift between the Savoias and the Savoia-Aostas is not so deep that they exclude each other to be interred in this crypt. Of course the Savoias and the Savoia-Aostas are the very same family.
 
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