Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

Prince Amedeo
Duke of Aosta
In office
4 July 1931 – 3 March 1942
Preceded byEmanuele Filiberto
Succeeded byAimone

3rd Governor-General of Italian East Africa
3rd Viceroy of Italian Ethiopia
In office
21 December 1937 – 19 May 1941
MonarchVictor Emmanuel III
Minister of the ColoniesBenito Mussolini
Attilio Teruzzi
Preceded byRodolfo Graziani
Succeeded byPietro Gazzera (acting)
Born(1898-10-21)21 October 1898
Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 March 1942(1942-03-03) (aged 43)
Nairobi, Kenya Colony
Spouse
(m. 1927)
Issue
Names
Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni
HouseSavoy
FatherPrince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
MotherPrincess Hélène of Orléans

Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanuel III. During World War II, he was the Italian Viceroy of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana, or AOI).