Princess Yolanda of Savoy
| Princess Yolanda | |||||
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| Countess of Bergolo | |||||
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1 June 1901 Rome, Italy |
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| Died | 16 October 1986 (aged 85) Rome, Italy |
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| Burial | Monumental Cemetery, Turin | ||||
| Spouse | Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo | ||||
| Issue | Maria Ludovica Calvi di Bergolo Giorgio Calvi di Bergolo Vittoria Calvi di Bergolo Guia-Anna Calvi di Bergolo Pier Francesco Calvi, Count of Bergolo |
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Victor Emmanuel III of Italy | ||||
| Mother | Elena of Montenegro | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
| Full name | |
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| Iolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria di Savoia |
Princess Yolanda of Savoy (1 June 1901 – 16 October 1986) was the eldest daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and his wife Princess Elena of Montenegro, and the sister of Umberto II, the last king of Italy.
She was born Principessa Iolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria di Savoia (English: Princess Yolanda Margaret Milena Elizabeth Romaine Mary of Savoy) in Rome, Italy. As a young woman she was a great sportswoman, particularly interested in swimming and riding.
After her marriage Yolanda lived in the town of Pinerolo, southwest of Turin.
In 1946, Yolanda and her family went into voluntary exile with her father in Alexandria, Egypt. After King Victor Emmanuel's death, Yolanda and her family returned to Italy, where they lived at Castelporziano.
Yolanda died in a hospital in Rome and is buried in Turin.
On 9 April 1923 at the Quirinal Palace in Rome, she married Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo (15 March 1887, Athens – 25 February 1977, Rome). They had five children:
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