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Victor Emmanuel, Prince of Naples

Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia
Prince of Naples;
Duke of Savoy (disputed)
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Vittorio Emanuele in Geneva in 1964
Head of the House of Savoy
(disputed)
Pretence 18 March 1983 – present
Predecessor Umberto II
Heir apparent Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
Born (1937-02-12) 12 February 1937 (age 80)
Naples, Italy
Spouse Marina Ricolfi-Doria (m. 1971)
Issue Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice
House Savoy
Father Umberto II of Italy
Mother Marie-José of Belgium
Styles of
Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples
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Reference style His Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Sir
Italian royal family
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HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH The Princess of Naples

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


HRH The Prince of Naples
HRH The Princess of Naples

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

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

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta

Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia; born 12 February 1937) is the only son of Umberto II, the last King of Italy, and his wife, Marie-José of Belgium. Vittorio Emanuele also uses the title Duke of Savoy and claims the headship of the House of Savoy. These claims are disputed by supporters of his third cousin, Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta.

He has lived for most of his life in exile – following the constitutional referendum of 1946 which affirmed the abolition of the monarchy and the creation of the Italian Republic. On several occasions he has been the centre of controversy in Italy and abroad due to a series of incidents, including remarks that were seen by some as anti-semitic. He was revealed to be a member of Propaganda Due (P2), the state within a state responsible for high-level corruption and political manipulation. In France he was tried on a murder charge, of which he was cleared of unlawful killing but convicted of a firearms offence. More recently, Vittorio Emanuele was arrested on 16 June 2006, following an investigation started by John Woodcock of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Potenza, Italy, on charges of criminal association, corruption and exploitation of prostitution. A trial on these charges began in Potenza, Italy on 21 December 2009. Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia was acquitted of all charges in 2007 and 2010.


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