Prince Aimone, Duke of Apulia

Prince Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, Duke of Apulia (Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo di Savoia-Aosta; born 13 October 1967) is the second child and first son of Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta, one of the two claimants to the former throne of Italy. In 2006, his father declared himself Duke of Savoy and head of the House of Savoy; since then Prince Aimone has styled himself Duke of Aosta. However, because the headship of the royal house is disputed between his father and Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, he is still referred to as Duke of Apulia.

Prince Aimone
Duke of Apulia
Prince Aimone in 2020
Born (1967-10-13) 13 October 1967
Florence, Italy
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
IssueUmberto, Prince of Piedmont
Prince Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Princess Isabella
Full name
Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amadeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo
HouseSavoy-Aosta
FatherPrince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta
MotherPrincess Claude d'Orléans of France
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Italian royal family

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta

HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este

Extended family

Beginning in 2000, Aimone was the president of Pirelli Tires' operations in Russia. Since 2012, he has also served as CEO of Pirelli Tyre's Nordic division.[1] His contribution to deepening bilateral economic relations between Italy and Russia has been recognized by the authorities of both countries, by the appointment to the Order of Friendship of Russia and the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.[2]

Since November 2019 he has served as the Representative of the Order of Malta in Russia.[3]

Education and career

Prince Aimone was born in Florence the second child and only son of Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife, Princess Claude of Orléans.[4] Aimone attended the Francesco Morosini Naval Military School and Bocconi University.[5][6] After he completed his education, Aimone worked at JPMorgan Chase in the United Kingdom. He also served a period in the Italian Navy's special forces (see Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei).[5] Since 2000, Aimone has worked in Russia as president of the Italian company Pirelli.[5][7][8][9]

Engagement and marriage

Aimone's engagement to Princess Olga of Greece, daughter of Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark, was announced in May 2005. Olga and Aimone are second cousins; both being great-grandchildren of the French pretender Prince Jean, Duke of Guise. They are also second cousins-once-removed, as George I of Greece is Olga's patrilineal great-grandfather and Aimone's great-great-grandfather. Several falsely reported wedding dates marked what was to become a three-year engagement.[10][11][12] The couple finally wed on 16 September 2008 at the Italian embassy in Moscow, the city in which Aimone is employed. Their religious marriage took place on 27 September 2008 at Patmos.[13][14][15][16]

Children

Prince Aimone and Princess Olga have three children, two sons and one daughter:[5]

  • Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, born on 7 March 2009 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.[17][18] On 9 March 2009, Prince Umberto was granted the title Prince of Piedmont by his paternal grandfather.
  • Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, born on 24 May 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A day after his birth Amedeo was granted the title Duke of the Abruzzi by his paternal grandfather.[19]
  • Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta, named in honor of Princess Isabelle of Orléans, born on 14 December 2012 in Paris, France.[20][21]

Duke of Aosta

On 7 July 2006 Aimone's father, Prince Amedeo, assumed the headship of the House of Savoy and the title Duke of Savoy, claiming that his cousin Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, had lost his dynastic rights when he married without the legally required permission of King Umberto II in 1971.[7][22] Since then Aimone has used the title Duke of Aosta.[23]

References
  1. "Pirelli strengthens its presence in Nordic markets". 30 June 2012.
  2. "Cerimonia di consegna dell'Onorificenza ad Aimone di Savoia Aosta (Mosca, 13 giugno)". Italian embassy in Moscow. 14 June 2019.
  3. "Message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. 22 November 2019.
  4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 36-39. (German). ISBN 9783798008144.
  5. Real Casa Savoia, Profile Official: S.A.R. Principe Aimone di Savoia Aosta. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. Aimone di Savoia: «La mia vita di Savoia, parente degli zar nella Russia di Putin» Corriere della Sera, 1 April 2019
  7. Il Giornale. Allegra, Angelo. 27 April 2015. Ho voluto i Savoia in Italia e mio cugino me le ha suonate. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. "Aimone di Savoia-Aosta: «Per ora non alimento la polemica». Intanto è guerra di carte tra i Savoia" Corriere della Sera, 17 January 2020
  9. Warburton Simon (March 2016) "Pirelli Tyre Russia maintains staff despite crisis" Just Auto
  10. Meylan, Vincent (31 August 2005). "Le Plus Royal". Point de Vue (in French): 21.
  11. "Ils Sont Ensemble". Point de Vue (in French). 20 December 2006.
  12. (in French) Le gotha, le site officiel de Stéphane Bern
  13. Unione Monarchica Italiana Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Koenig, Marlene (28 September 2008). "Royal Musings". Translation of Patmos Times article. Marlene Koenig. Retrieved 28 September 2008.
  15. Hubert Jedin, Konrad Repgen (1980). "The Code and Development of Canon Law to 1974". History of the Church: Volume X The Church in the Modern Age. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-86012-090-2.
  16. CronacaQui (26 September 2008)
  17. (in Italian) Official announcement from the site of the Royal House of Savoy.
  18. (in Italian)monarchia.it Archived 2 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Comunicato Stampa del 25 maggio 2011
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Royal Musing". Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  22. The Telegraph
  23. "Detronizzato Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia in favore del cugino". la Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 7 July 2006. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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