Summary
Prince Eugenio of Savoy, 5th Duke of Genoa[citation needed] (Eugenio Alfonso Carlo Maria Giuseppe; 13 March 1906 – 8 December 1996) was a member of the House of Savoy, Duke of Ancona from birth, and the 5th and final Duke of Genoa. Prince Eugenio was the sixth and youngest child of Prince Thomas of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria.[citation needed]
| Prince Eugenio | |||||
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| Duke of Genoa Duke of Ancona | |||||
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| Born | 13 March 1906 Turin, Kingdom of Italy | ||||
| Died | 8 December 1996 (aged 90) São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
| Burial | Basilica of Superga, near Turin | ||||
| Spouse |
Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies
(m. 1938) | ||||
| Issue | Princess Maria Isabella of Savoy-Genoa | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa | ||||
| Mother | Princess Isabella of Bavaria | ||||
Marriage and issue edit
Prince Eugenio married Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies, fifth child and fourth-eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, on 29 October 1938 at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Germany.[citation needed] The bride and groom were second cousins once removed in descent from King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Prince Eugenio and Princess Lucia had one daughter:[citation needed]
Later life edit
After the dissolution of the Kingdom of Italy in 1946, Prince Eugenio and his family relocated to Brazil where the Duke ran a farm. Upon his death on 8 December 1996, the male line of the Genoa branch of the House of Savoy became extinct as did the Royal Dukedom of Genoa. In 2006, the ashes of the Duke and Duchess of Genoa were transferred to the Royal Crypt of Superga near Turin.
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References edit
Chaffanjon, Arnaud; Zalewski, Maurice (29 March 1985). "La Maison de Savoie fête les 90 [sic] ans du duc de Gênes". Point de Vue, Images du Monde. 36 (1913): 14–15, 26.