Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont

Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Rene Maria di Savoia; born 22 June 1972), a member of the House of Savoy and the only child of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, heir to the now defunct throne of Italy. Although the titles and distinctions of the Italian royal family have been legally abolished, he is styled Prince of Venice and Piedmont by the remaining supporters of the former monarchy. He is... more

Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice and Piedmont (Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Rene Maria di Savoia; born 22 June 1972), a member of the House of Savoy and the only child of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, heir to the now defunct throne of Italy. Although the titles and distinctions of the Italian royal family have been legally abolished, he is styled Prince of Venice and Piedmont by the remaining supporters of the former monarchy. He is commonly known in Italy as Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia. Emanuele Filiberto is, through his father, a claimant to the position of heir apparent to the House of Savoy, Italy's former ruling dynasty. As such he has a claim to be titular Prince of Venice and Piedmont, though this has been disputed since June 2006 when Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta declared himself to be head of the house and rightful Duke of Savoy. He maintains that Vittorio Emanuele forfeited his dynastic rights when he married Emanuele Filiberto's mother Marina Doria in 1971... less