Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa

Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa

Infobox Person
name = Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa



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birth_date = birth date|1884|4|21
birth_place = Turin
death_date = death date and age|1963|6|24|1884|4|21
death_place = Bordighera
title = Prince of Savoy, Prince of Udine, Duke of Genoa
spouse = Countess Maria Luigia
parents = Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella of Bavaria

Prince Ferdinando Umberto Filippo Adalberto of Savoy (21 April 1884 - 24 June 1963) was the third Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy.

Early life

Prince Ferdinando was born in Turin the eldest son of Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Isabella of Bavaria (1863-1924). On 22 September 1904 he was given the title Prince of Udine.

Ferdinado pursued a career in the Italian Royal Navy. Holding the rank of Captain he served in World War I commanding a Torpedo Boat Destroyer and was decorated with a medal of honour for personal bravery. [cite news | title = Prince of Udine Gratified | publisher = New York Times | page = 4 | date = 1917-07-12 ]

In May 1917 with War raging in Europe, Prince Ferdinando was appointed to lead an Italian War Commission to the United States of America. The commission which included Guglielmo Marconi and leading Italian political and commercial figures, visited America with the task of discussing financial and trade agreements and increasing co-operation between the two nations to help the Italian war effort.cite news | title = Washington awaits Italy's war mission | publisher = New York Times | page = 5 | date = 1917-05-23 ]

Post war

In November 1930 he represented his cousin King Victor Emmanuel III at the coronation Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. [cite book | last = Mockler | first = Anthony | title = Haile Selassie's War | publisher = Signal Books | date = 2003 | pages = 55 | isbn =1902669533 ] Prince Ferdinando succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa on 15 April 1931 following the death of his father.

Later on in his Naval career Prince Ferdinando would achieve the rank of admiral, and become commander of the upper Adriatic sea. [cite news | title = The Duke of Genoa marries Countess | publisher = New York Times | page = 8 | date = 1938-03-21 ] He married at Turin on 28 February 1938 Countess Maria Luigia (1899-1986) an Italian noblewoman. They had no children.

The reign of the House of Savoy in Italy came to end on 12 June 1946 after a referendum was held and the Italian people voted to abolish the monarchy.

With his death in Bordighera his brother Filiberto succeeded to the title Duke of Genoa.

Ancestry


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3= 3. Princess Isabella of Bavaria
4= 4. Prince Ferdinand of Savoy, Duke of Genoa
5= 5. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony
6= 6. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
7= 7. Infanta Amelia of Spain
8= 8. Charles Albert of Sardinia
9= 9. Maria Theresa of Tuscany
10= 10. John of Saxony
11= 11. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
12= 12. Ludwig I of Bavaria
13= 13. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
14= 14. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
15= 15. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
16= 16. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignan
17= 17. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
18= 18. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
19= 19. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
20= 20. Prince Maximilian of Saxony
21= 21. Princess Caroline of Parma
22= 22. Maximilian I of Bavaria
23= 23. Caroline of Baden
24= 24. Maximilian I of Bavaria
25= 25. Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
26= 26. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
27= 27. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
28= 28. Charles IV of Spain
29= 29. Maria Luisa of Parma
30= 30. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
31= 31. Maria Isabella of Spain
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