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A long lineage and many loves: he died at 78 Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and member of House of Savoy.
The death occurred on June 1, 2021 in the San Donato hospital in Arezzo where he was hospitalized for surgery. According to the first information, the cause of his death was a cardiac death. The Royal House of Savoy gave the news and published an official statement. The noble, who was also a well-known Italian entrepreneur, was son of Aimone of Savoy, who for a short time was king of Croatia, and of Irene of Greece.
In 2006 his name had ended up at the center of the news due to the dispute with Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy for the title of Duke of Savoy. While as a descendant of the King of Spain Amedeo I was 41st in line of succession to the Spanish throne.
His life was full of adventures and great loves. The first, crowned in 1964 with the wedding, for Claudia d’Orléans, as per tradition a French princess. Charming and beautiful, Claudia met Amedeo for the first time at the wedding of her cousins Juan Carlos of Spain and Sofia of Greece. The union was celebrated a few years later with a romantic ceremony in Sintra, Portugal, with groomsmen Juan Carlos I of Spain and Umberto II of Savoy.
An idyll that lasted a few years and a union that, after the initial happiness, was marked by continuous quarrels and discord, until the decision to separate, which arrived in 1976. A few years later, in 1982, the marriage was declared null and void by the Sacra Rota is Claudia married Arnaldo la Cagnina, well-known American publisher. In 1987 Amedeo di Savoia also married Silvia Paternò Ventimiglia di Spedalotto again.
Not only love for wives, but also love for children (and grandchildren) marked the existence of Amedeo di Savoia. Three children were born from the marriage with Claudia d’Orléans: Bianca, Aimone and Mafalda. The three children then married, giving the Duke of Aosta ten grandchildren in all.
Amedeo also had a daughter, Geneva Maria Gabriella, fruit of the relationship with Kyara van Ellinkhuizen. A love story that ended with a sudden farewell just before the birth of little Ginevra and marked by bitter controversy. “I informed Amedeo that our daughter, who will be called Ginevra, is suffering from Down syndrome – Kyara van Ellinkhuizen told Il Giornale shortly after announcing her pregnancy -. He just told me I’m sorry and confirmed that he will take care of the baby, that he will take on his responsibilities, but he will not come to see me before the birth. He left without an explanation. He just said to me on the phone: I’m a coward ”.
Amedeo di Savoia with his first wife
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