Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice

Emanuele Filiberto
Prince of Venice[1]
Filiberto in 2009
Head of the House of Savoy
(disputed)
Period3 February 2024 – present
PredecessorPrince Vittorio Emanuele
Heir apparentPrincess Vittoria
Born (1972-06-22) 22 June 1972 (age 51)
Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse
(m. 2003)
IssueVittoria, Princess of Carignano
Princess Luisa
Names
Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia
HouseSavoy
FatherVittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
MotherMarina Doria

Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia (born 22 June 1972)[2][3] is a member of the House of Savoy. He is the son of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy[4][2] and only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy.[5] In 2024, Emanuele Filberto became one of two claimants to the headship of the House of Savoy after the death of his father.[6]

Emanuele Filiberto grew up in exile since the Italian constitution at the time prohibited the male issue of the Savoy kings of Italy from entering or staying on Italian territory.[7] Since returning to Italy following the lifting of the ban in 2002, he has made many appearances on national television, including his participation as a contestant in Ballando con le stelle (the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars), and the Sanremo Music Festival.[8]

He is married to French actress Clotilde Courau.

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  2. ^ a b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XIV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 33, 38–39. ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
  3. ^ Willis, Daniel, The Descendants of Louis XIII, Clearfield Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1999, p. 673. ISBN 0-8063-4942-5.
  4. ^ de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 602, 604, 622-623 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  5. ^ Italy's last prince is selling pasta from a California food truck - website of the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph
  6. ^ "Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy has died". ANSA English. 3 February 2024.
  7. ^ C.E.D.R.E. Les Manuscrits du C.E.D.R.E.: Le Royaume d'Italie, volume I. Paris, 1992, pp. 89-93. French. ISSN 0993-3964.
  8. ^ Passarin, Sara Greta (1 March 2022). "Chi è Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia". True News. (in Italian). Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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