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The Royal Dukedom of Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

was a subsidiary title of the King of Sardinia. It was first awarded in 1831 to Prince Ferdinando of Savoy, second son of King Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence...

. The title became extinct on the death of Prince Eugenio, grandson of King Charles Albert in 1996.
Name | Portrait | Birth | Marriages | Death
Prince Ferdinando
1831–1855
15 November 1822
Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....


second son of Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert of Sardinia
Charles Albert was the King of Piedmont-Sardinia from 1831 to 1849. He succeeded his distant cousin Charles Felix, and his name is bound with the first Italian statute and the First War of Independence...

 and Maria Theresa of Austria
Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
22 April 1850
Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....


two children
10 February 1855
Turin
aged 32
Prince Tommaso
1855–1931
6 February 1854
Palazzo Chiablese
Palazzo Chiablese
The Palazzo Chiablese is a building which is part of the Royal Palace of Turin, northern Italy. It was the successive home of the Duke of Chablais and then Carlo Felice, king of Sardinia and Ferdinando the Duke of Genoa. It is today the home of a cultural collection which honouring the history...

, Turin
only son of Ferdinando and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...


14 April 1883
Nymphenburg Palace
Nymphenburg Palace
The Nymphenburg Palace , i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.-History:...


six children
15 April 1931
Turin
aged 77
Prince Ferdinando
Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa
Prince Ferdinando of Savoy-Genoa was the third Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy...


1931–1963
21 April 1884
Turin
eldest son of Prince Tommaso and Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...

Maria Luigia Alliaga Gandolfi
28 February 1938
Turin
without issue
24 June 1963
Bordighera
Bordighera
Bordighera is a town and comune in the Province of Imperia, Liguria .-History:The city was founded around the 4th century BC by the Ligures....


aged 79
Prince Filiberto
Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa
Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy-Genoa was the fourth Duke of Genoa and a member of the House of Savoy....


1963–1990
10 March 1895
Turin
second son of Prince Tommaso and Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...

Princess Lydia of Arenberg
30 April 1928
Turin
without issue
7 September 1990
Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...


aged 95
Prince Eugenio
1990–1996
13 March 1906
Turin
fourth son of Prince Tommaso and Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...

Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Lucia Maria Raniera of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as fifth child and fourth-eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria...


30 April 1928
Nymphenburg Palace
one daughter
8 December 1996
São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...


aged 90

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