Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
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Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna |
Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy-Aosta, Infante of Spain, Count of Turin (24 November 1870 – 10 October 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.
Early life
Vittorio Emanuele was born in
The duel
In 1897 Vittorio Emanuele challenged
The duel with swords, directed by the Count Leontieff and the Count Avogadro, lasting 26 minutes, took place at 5:00 am on 15 August 1897 in the Bois de Marechaux at Vaucresson, France. Vittorio Emanuele defeated Henri after five reprises.[3] Henri received a serious wound to his right abdomen, and the doctors of both parties considered the injury serious enough to put him in a state of obvious inferiority, causing the end of the duel and making Vittorio Emanuele famous in Europe.
The public response for Vittorio Emanuele in Italy was triumphant. In
Later years
In April 1898 Vittorio Emanuele set out on a tour of world.
Vittorio Emanuele pursued a career in the
Vittorio Emanuele died in
Ancestry
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Honours and awards
- Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (14 March 1892)[11]
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus[11]
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Savoy
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy[11]
- Knight of the Civil Order of Savoy
- Knight of Honour and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Malta
- Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
- Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle (6 May 1896) (German Empire)[12]
- Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of the Royal House of Chakri (Thailand)
- Grand Cross of the Order of Carol I (Romania)
References
- ^ Almanach de Gotha. 1872. p. 29.
- ^ "Un duello per l'Italia". Torino. 1952.
- ^ "Verbale dello scontro tra il Conte di Torino e il Principe Enrico d'Orléans". Torino. 1897.
- ^ "Prince Henri in a Duel". New York Times. 1897-08-17. p. 9.
- ^ "Count of Turin to Travel". New York Times. 1898-04-14. p. 1.
- ^ McNamara, Kevin (2006-06-27). "U.S. Women's Open: Ike, JFK and Tiger left their mark here". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ^ "The Count of Turin Here". New York Times. 1898-05-04. p. 12.
- ^ "Praise Italy's Cavalry". New York Times. 1912-11-21. p. 5.
- ^ "Extols The Bravery of Italian Cavalry". New York Times. 1917-11-24. p. 3.
- ^ "France Honors Gen. Gough". New York Times. 1918-11-27. p. 10.
- ^ a b c Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1900). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. pp. 53, 55, 67.
- ^ "Schwarzer Adler-orden", Königlich Preussische Ordensliste (in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1895, p. 5 – via hathitrust.org
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