Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa

Prince Filiberto
Duke of Genoa
Born	10 March 1895 Turin
Died	7 September 1990 (aged 95) Lausanne
Spouse	Princess Lydia of Arenberg
Full name Filiberto Lodovico Massimiliano Emanuele Maria di Savoia-Genova
House	House of Savoy-Genoa
Father	Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa
Mother	Princess Maria Isabella of Bavaria

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, 4th Duke of Genoa (Filiberto Lodovico Massimiliano Emanuele Maria; 10 March 1895 – 7 September 1990) was the fourth Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy.

Born in Turin, Prince Filiberto was the second son of Prince Thomas of Savoy-Genoa, Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria (1863–1924). On 22 September 1904 he was given the title Duke of Pistoia.

Prince Filiberto pursed a career in the Royal Italian Army achieving the rank of General. A supporter of Benito Mussolini, he volunteered to serve in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War where he commanded the 1st Blackshirt Division. It was his division that raised the Italian flag over Amba Aradam.^[1] When Italy joined World War II, he became commander of the Italian 7th Army, but held no major commands after Italy joined the Allies.

Prince Filiberto married Princess Lydia of Arenberg (1905–1977) on 30 April 1928 in Turin. They had no children.

After the Second World War a referendum was held in Italy where a majority of people voted to abolish the monarchy. With the death of his brother Ferdinando on 24 June 1963 he succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa.

Prince Filiberto died in Lausanne, Switzerland. His youngest brother Eugenio succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa.

Titles and styles

• 10 March 1895 - 22 September 1904 His Royal Highness Prince Filiberto of Savoy-Genoa
• 22 September 1904 - 4 June 1963 His Royal Highness The Duke of Pistoia
• 4 June 1963 – 7 September 1990 His Royal Highness The Duke of Genoa

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa

16. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan               8. Charles Albert of Sardinia                       17. Maria Christina of Saxony               4. Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                             18. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany               9. Maria Theresa of Tuscany                       19. Luisa of Naples and Sicily               2. Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                                   20. Prince Maximilian of Saxony               10. John of Saxony                       21. Caroline of Parma               5. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony                             22. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria               11. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria                       23. Caroline of Baden               1. Prince Filiberto of Savoy, Duke of Genoa                                         24. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (=22)               12. Ludwig I of Bavaria                       25. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt               6. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria                             26. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg               13. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       27. Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               3. Princess Isabella of Bavaria                                   28. Charles IV of Spain               14. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain                       29. Maria Luisa of Parma               7. Infanta Amelia of Spain                             30. Francis I of the Two Sicilies               15. Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies                       31. Maria Isabella of Spain

References

1. Mockler, Anthony (2003). Haile Selassie's War. Signal Books. pp. 55, 102. ISBN 1-902669-53-3.