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Prince Vittorio Emanuele
Count of Turin
Full name
Vittorio Emanuele Torino Giovanni Maria
Titles and styles
HRH The Count of Turin
HRH Infante Vittorio Emanuele of Spain
HRH Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
Royal house House of Savoy
Father Amadeo I of Spain
Mother Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna
Born November 24, 1870(1870-11-24)
Turin
Died November 24, 1946 (aged 76)
Brussels

Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Infante of Spain, Count of Turin (November 24, 1870 – October 10, 1946) was a grandchild of King Victor Emmanuel II and a member of the House of Savoy. He was a cousin of Victor Emmanuel III.

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Early life and duel

He was born in Turin just before his father Prince Amadeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta was about to leave for Spain where he had been elected king. His mother was Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna. With his fathers ascension to the Spanish throne he gained the additional title Infante of Spain.1

Vittorio Emanuele challenged Prince Henri of Orléans to a duel after Henri described Italian soldiers being held captive in Ethiopia during the first First Italo–Ethiopian War as cowards. He received the consent of King Umberto I and the duel with swords lasting 26 minutes took place at 5:00 am on August 15 1897 in the Bois de Marechaux at Vancreeson. Both Prince Henri and Vittorio Emanuele were wounded with Henri receiving a serious wound to his right abdomen while Vittorio Emanuele was wounded in his right hand.2

Later years

In April 1898 Vittorio Emanuele set out on a tour of world.3 His first stop was New York in the United States of America. After spending a day at the Newport Country Club he presented the club with a silver cup which is presented to the winner of the annual Count of Turin golf tournament.4 After his stay in America he visited China and Japan on the next leg of his world tour.5

The Count of Turin pursued a career in the Royal Italian Army and became the Commander in Chief of the Italian Cavalry.6 He held this position during the First World War.7 Following the armistice he was awarded the Croix de guerre by France.8

Vittorio Emanuele died in Brussels four months after the proclamation of the Italian Republic.9

References

  1. ^ (1872) Almanach de Gotha, 29. 
  2. ^ "Prince Henri in a Duel", New York Times (1897-08-17), p. 9. 
  3. ^ "Count of Turin to Travel", New York Times (1898-04-14), p. 1. 
  4. ^ McNamara, Kevin (2006-06-27). "U.S. Women's Open: Ike, JFK and Tiger left their mark here", The Providence Journal. Retrieved on 3 June 2008. 
  5. ^ "The Count of Turin Here", New York Times (1898-05-04), p. 12. 
  6. ^ "Praise Italy's Cavalry", New York Times (1912-11-21), p. 5. 
  7. ^ "Extols The Bravery of Italian Cavalry", New York Times (1917-11-24), p. 3. 
  8. ^ "France Honors Gen. Gough", New York Times (1918-11-27), p. 10. 
  9. ^ Online Gotha

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