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Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta
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Prince Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (13 January 1869 – July 4, 1931) was the eldest son of Amadeo I of Spain and a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. During the First World War the Duke of Aosta commanded the Italian Third Army, and following the war he was promoted to the rank of Marshal of Italy by Benito Mussolini in 1926.
He was married to Princess Hélène of France (1871 - 1951) (daughter of Prince Philippe of Orléans and the Infanta Maria Isabel of Spain) and had two sons:
- Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (October 21, 1898 - March 3, 1942)
- Aimone, 4th Duke of Aosta who briefly ruled as King Tomislav II of Croatia. (9 March 1900 - 29 January 1948)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (1950)
| House of Savoy Born: 13 January 1869 Died: 4 July 1931 |
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| Preceded by Amadeo, 1st Duke of Aosta |
Duke of Aosta | Succeeded by Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta |