House House of Savoy-Genoa Name Prince Duke | Siblings Margherita of Savoy | |
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Predecessor Prince Ferdinand, 1st Duke Successor Prince Ferdinand, 3rd Duke Born 6 February 1854
Palazzo Chiablese, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia ( 1854-02-06 ) Issue Prince Ferdinando, 3rd Duke of Genoa
Prince Filiberto, 4th Duke of Genoa
Princess Bona Margherita
Prince Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo
Princess Adelaide
Prince Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa Father Prince Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa Mother Princess Elisabeth of Saxony Died April 15, 1931, Turin, Italy Spouse Princess Isabella of Bavaria (m. 1883–1924) Children Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa Parents Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony Similar People Margherita of Savoy, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Princess Elisabeth of Saxony, Charles Albert of Sardinia, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria | ||
Prince Tommaso of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa (Tommaso Alberto Vittorio; 6 February 1854 – 15 April 1931), also known as Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy, was an Italian royal prince, nephew of the King of Sardinia, who on 18 February 1861 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.
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Biography
Prince 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). Prince Thomas' mother was Princess Elisabeth 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 February 1855, his father died and Prince Thomas inherited his title, becoming the 2nd Duke of Genoa. He was educated at Harrow.
With the accession of Victor Emmanuel II to the throne of Italy in 1861, Prince Tommaso, 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.
Prince Thomas' elder sister Princess 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.
Prince Thomas died in 1931, leaving six adult children. He was the last surviving grandchild of Charles Albert of Sardinia.
Family and children
In 1883 at Nymphenburg, Bavaria, he was married to Princess Maria Isabella of Bavaria (1863–1924), the eldest daughter of the late Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875) and Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain, Duchess of Bavaria (1834–1905), daughter of the Duke of Cadiz.
Their marriage produced the following children: