Dukes of Genoa - Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa (Paperback)

Chapters: Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa, Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Genoa, Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Prince Tommaso Alberto Vittorio of Savoy-Genoa (Turin, 6 February 1854 - Turin, 15 April 1931), 2nd Duke of Genoa, also known as Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy-Carignan, was an Italian royal prince, nephew of the King of Sardinia, who on 18 February1861 became the first King of a united Italy. His cousin and brother-in-law Umberto I and his nephew Victor Emmanuel III became subsequent kings of Italy. Thomas was born in Turin as the second child and only son of Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, 1st Duke of Genoa, the second son of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1798-1849, abdicated 1848) and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria-Tuscany (1801-55). Thomas' mother was Princess Elizabeth of Saxony (1830-1912), daughter of King John I of Saxony (1801-73) and Princess Amalie of Bavaria (1801-77). Barely a year after his birth, on 10 February1855 his father died and Thomas inherited his title, becoming the 2nd Duke of Genoa. With the accession of Victor Emmanuel II to the throne of Italy in 1861, Thomas, in common with all of the family members, became a prince of Italy. During World War I the king, Victor Emanuel III, assumed the duties of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and named the Duke of Genoa as Luogotenente, in which position he managed the civil affairs of the kingdom throughout the war. Duke Thomas' elder sister Margherita of Savoy-Genoa (1851-1926) married King Umberto I of Italy. Her only child was king Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, who reigned starting from his father's murder in 1900. Thomas died in 1931, leaving six adult children. In 1883...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=560819