Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (born 1943)
Claimant to the headship of the Italian House of Savoy (1943-2021)
Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Costantino Giorgio Paolo Elena Maria Fiorenzo Zvonimir di Savoia; 27 September 1943 – 1 June 2021) was an Italian royal and member of the House of Savoy.
Prince Amedeo | |||||
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Duke of Aosta; Duke of Savoy (disputed) | |||||
Head of the House of Savoy (disputed) | |||||
Tenure | 18 May 1983 (de jure) / 7 July 2006 (de facto) – 1 June 2021 | ||||
Successor | Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia | ||||
Born | Villa della Cisterna, Florence, Italian Social Republic | 27 September 1943||||
Died | 1 June 2021 Arezzo, Italy | (aged 77)||||
Spouse |
Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto
(m. 1987) | ||||
Issue | Princess Bianca Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia Princess Mafalda | ||||
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House | Savoy-Aosta | ||||
Father | Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta | ||||
Mother | Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark |
Until 7 July 2006, Amedeo was known as the Duke of Aosta.
On 27 May 2021, Amedeo had heart surgery in Arezzo, Italy. He died from cardiac arrest caused by the surgery on 1 June, aged 77.[1]