Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta

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Prince Aimone
Duke of Savoy (disputed)
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Prince Aimone in 2020
Duke of Aosta
Tenure 1 June 2021 – present
Predecessor Prince Amedeo
Heir apparent Prince Umberto
Born (1967-10-13) 13 October 1967 (age 56)
Florence, Italy
Spouse Princess Olga of Greece (m. 2008)
Issue Prince Umberto
Prince Amedeo
Princess Isabella
Full name
Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amadeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo
House Savoy-Aosta
Father Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta
Mother Princess Claude of Orléans
Religion Roman Catholicism
Italian Royal Family
Great coat of arms of the king of italy (1890-1946).svg

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta

HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina

Extended family

Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, 6th Duke of Aosta (Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo di Savoia-Aosta; born 13 October 1967) is the second child and first son of Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, one of the two claimants to the former throne of Italy. In 2006, his father declared himself Duke of Savoy and head of the House of Savoy; since then Prince Aimone has styled himself Duke of Aosta. However, because the headship of the royal house was disputed between his father and Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, he was still referred to as Duke of Apulia. He became Duke of Aosta upon his father's death in 2021.

Beginning in 2000, Aimone was the president of Pirelli Tyres' operations in Russia. Since 2012, he has also served as CEO of Pirelli's Nordic division.[1] His contribution to deepening bilateral economic relations between Italy and Russia has been recognized by the authorities of both countries, by the appointment to the Order of Friendship of Russia and the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[2]

Since November 2019 he has served as the Representative of the Order of Malta in Russia.[3]

Education and career

Prince Aimone was born in Florence the second child and only son of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife, Princess Claude of Orléans.[4] Aimone attended the Francesco Morosini Naval Military School and Bocconi University.[5][6] After he completed his education, Aimone worked at JPMorgan Chase in the United Kingdom. He also served a period in the Italian Navy's special forces (see Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei).[5] Since 2000, Aimone has worked in Russia as president of the Italian company Pirelli.[5][7][8][9]

Engagement and marriage

Aimone's engagement to Princess Olga of Greece, daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, was announced in May 2005. Olga and Aimone are second cousins; both being great-grandchildren of the French pretender Prince Jean, Duke of Guise. They are also second cousins-once-removed, as George I of Greece is Olga's patrilineal great-grandfather and Aimone's great-great-grandfather. Several falsely reported wedding dates marked what was to become a three-year engagement.[10][11][12] The couple finally wed on 16 September 2008 at the Italian embassy in Moscow, the city in which Aimone is employed. Their religious marriage took place on 27 September 2008 at Patmos.[13][14][15][16]

Children

Prince Aimone and Princess Olga have three children, two sons and one daughter:[5]

  • Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, born on 7 March 2009 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.[17][18] On 9 March 2009, Prince Umberto was granted the title Prince of Piedmont by his paternal grandfather. Upon his grandfather's death he became heir apparent to the Dukedom.
  • Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, born on 24 May 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A day after his birth Amedeo was granted the title Duke of the Abruzzi by his paternal grandfather.[19]
  • Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta, named in honor of Princess Isabelle of Orléans, born on 14 December 2012 in Paris, France.[20][21]

Duke of Aosta

On 7 July 2006 Aimone's father, Prince Amedeo, assumed the headship of the House of Savoy and the title Duke of Savoy, claiming that his cousin Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, had lost his dynastic rights when he married in 1971 without the legally required permission of King Umberto II.[7][22] Since then Aimone has used the title Duke of Aosta.[23]

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 36–39. (German). ISBN 9783798008144.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Real Casa Savoia, Profile Official: S.A.R. Principe Aimone di Savoia Aosta. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Aimone di Savoia: «La mia vita di Savoia, parente degli zar nella Russia di Putin» Corriere della Sera, 1 April 2019
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Il Giornale. Allegra, Angelo. 27 April 2015. Ho voluto i Savoia in Italia e mio cugino me le ha suonate. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aimone di Savoia-Aosta: «Per ora non alimento la polemica». Intanto è guerra di carte tra i Savoia" Corriere della Sera, 17 January 2020
  9. ↑ Warburton Simon (March 2016) "Pirelli Tyre Russia maintains staff despite crisis" Just Auto
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "In lang". Le gotha, le site officiel de Stéphane Bern
  13. ↑ Unione Monarchica Italiana Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ CronacaQui (26 September 2008)[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ Script error: No such module "In lang". Official announcement from the site of the Royal House of Savoy.
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "In lang".monarchia.it Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ↑ Comunicato Stampa del 25 maggio 2011
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ The Telegraph
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[permanent dead link]

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Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
Born: 13 October 1967
Italian nobility
Preceded by Duke of Aosta
7th creation
2021–present		 Incumbent
Heir:
Umberto
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
King of Italy (disputed)
2021–present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1946		 Incumbent
Heir:
Umberto
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