Marina, Princess of Naples

Princess Marina
Princess of Naples;
Duchess of Savoy (disputed)

Marina in 1969
Born (1935-02-12) 12 February 1935
Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (m. 1971)
Issue Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
Full name
Marina Ricolfi Doria
House Savoy (by marriage)
Father René Ricolfi Doria
Mother Iris Amalia Benvenuti
Styles of
Marina, Princess of Naples
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
Italian Royal Family

HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH The Princess of Naples

HRH Princess Maria Pia
HRH Princess Maria Gabriella
HRH Princess Maria Beatrice

Marina, Princess of Naples (Marina; née Ricolfi Doria; born 12 February 1935[1]) is a Swiss-born water skier and the wife of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, only son and heir of Italy's last monarch: King Umberto II and his wife Princess Marie José of Belgium.[2]

Background

Marina Ricolfi Doria is the daughter of René Italo Ricolfi Doria (Cologny, 30 April 1901 – Geneva, 4 February 1970) and wife Iris Amalia Benvenuti (Pallanza, 14 January 1905 – Geneva, 10 September 2004), who owned a Swiss biscuit business. She has three sisters: Silvia, Nina and Alda, and one brother, Dominique.

Career

In 1955 Marina Doria went to Florida and became a star attraction at the Florida amusement park Cypress Gardens. She was a water ski champion, winning world titles on three occasions to gain the titles of Women Tricks World Champion in 1955 and 1957, and Women Slalom World Champion in 1957. In addition, she won four consecutive overall titles in the European Championships from 1953 to 1956 and multiple national titles in her native Switzerland.[3] In 1991 Doria was selected as member in the International Water Ski Federation Hall of Fame.

Marriage

After an eleven-year engagement and against the wishes of the groom's father, her marriage to Vittorio Emanuele, then a banker and helicopter salesman, took place in Tehran on 7 October 1971, at the occasion of the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire. They have one son, Emanuele Filiberto.

When her husband, Vittorio Emanuele, was allowed to return to his homeland in 2002, they moved from Switzerland to Italy.

Issue

Honours

National dynastic honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Ancestry

References

  1. Former European Monarchs, Claimants, Consorts, and Heirs. Angelfire.com. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.
  2. The titles of the Italian royal family are not recognized under the terms of the republican Constitution of Italy, but are often still accorded unofficially.
  3. Marina Doria. iwsf.com.
  4. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H-Gw3Da-IXc/VChaoa2PwfI/AAAAAAABJ1k/tEzLymnX234/s1600/2011-03-31%2Bsavoia%2Bbuffet%2B071.JPG
  5. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/169799848427200326/
  6. http://www.noblesseetroyautes.com/2008/11/le-volumineux-diademe-de-perles-et-brillants-des-savoie/
  7. http://www.constantinian.org.uk/the-constantinian-orders-relationship-with-the-savoy-dynasty-of-italy/
  8. wearing the order at the funeral of Crown Prince Otto
  9. Badraie. Badraie. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.
  10. Celebraciones de Persépolis 1971 – VII. Casaimperialdeiran.blogspot.com.es. 19 May 2012.

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Marina, Princess of Naples
Born: 12 February 1935
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Princess Marie José of Belgium
 TITULAR 
Queen Consort of Italy
18 March 1983 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1946
Incumbent
Heir:
Clotilde Courau


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