Prince Emanuele Filiberto | |||||
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Prince of Asturias | |||||
Duke of Aosta | |||||
Reign | 18 January 1890 – 4 July 1931 | ||||
Predecessor | Amedeo I | ||||
Successor | Amedeo II | ||||
Born | Genoa | 13 January 1869||||
Died | 4 July 1931 Turin | (aged 62)||||
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House | Savoy | ||||
Father | Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta | ||||
Mother | Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess of la Cisterna | ||||
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Nickname(s) | The Undefeated Duke | ||||
Allegiance | Kingdom of Italy | ||||
Service | Royal Italian Army | ||||
Rank | Marshal of Italy | ||||
Commands | Italian Third Army | ||||
Battles / wars | World War I |
Prince Emanuele Filiberto Vittorio Eugenio Alberto Genova Giuseppe Maria di Savoia, 2nd Duke of Aosta (Spanish: Manuel Filiberto; 13 January 1869 – 4 July 1931) was an Italian general and member of the House of Savoy, as the son of Amadeo I, and was also a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Filiberto was also commander of the Italian Third Army during World War I, which earned him the title of the "Undefeated Duke". After the war he became a Marshal of Italy.