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{{Short description|Disputed Head of the House of Savoy from 1983 to 2024}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Vittorio Emanuele
| title        = [[Prince of Piedmont|Prince of Naples]]<br />[[Duke of Savoy]] (disputed)
| image        = Victor Emmanuel of Savoie (0) (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Vittorio Emanuele in 2013
| succession   = Head of the [[House of Savoy]] <br /> (disputed)
| reign        = 18 March 1983 – 3 February 2024
| reign-type   = Period
| predecessor  = [[Umberto II of Italy|King Umberto II]]
| successor    = [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Prince Emanuele Filiberto]]
| full name    = {{langx|it|Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia}}
| house        = [[House of Savoy|Savoy]]
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Marina Doria|Marina Ricolfi-Doria]]|7 October 1971}}
| issue        = [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]]
| father       = [[Umberto II of Italy]]
| mother       = [[Marie-José of Belgium]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1937|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Naples]], [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|Kingdom of Italy]]
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2024|2|3|1937|2|12|df=y}}
| death_place  = [[Geneva University Hospitals|Geneva Cantonal Hospital]], [[Geneva]], Switzerland
| burial_date  = 1 July 2024
| burial_place = [[Basilica of Superga]], [[Turin]], Italy
}}

'''Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Prince of Naples'''{{refn|Titles associated with the former Italian royal family have not been legally recognised by the Italian government since Temporary Provision XIV was incorporated in the [[Constitution of Italy]] in 1946.}} (Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Carlo Teodoro Umberto Bonifacio Amedeo Damiano Bernardino Gennaro Maria di Savoia;<ref name="ghda">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XIV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 33, 38–39. {{ISBN|3-7980-0814-0}}.</ref><ref name=willis>Willis, Daniel, ''The Descendants of Louis XIII'', Clearfield Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1999, p. 673. {{ISBN|0-8063-4942-5}}.</ref> 12 February 1937 – 3 February 2024), was the only son of [[Umberto II of Italy|Umberto II]], the last [[King of Italy]], and [[Marie-José of Belgium]]. Vittorio Emanuele also used the title [[Duke of Savoy]] and claimed the headship of the [[House of Savoy]]. These claims were disputed by supporters of his third cousin, [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta]], and later by Amedeo's son, [[Aimone di Savoia Aosta (born 1967)|Aimone]].

Vittorio Emanuele lived for most of his life in exile, following the [[1946 Italian constitutional referendum]], which affirmed the [[abolition of the monarchy]] and the creation of the [[History of the Italian Republic|Italian Republic]]. On several occasions, he was the centre of controversy in Italy and abroad due to a series of incidents, including remarks that were seen by some as [[antisemitic]]. He was revealed to be a member of [[Propaganda Due]] (P2), the [[state within a state]] responsible for high-level corruption and political manipulation.<ref name="Hooper 2006">{{cite news|last1=Hooper|first1=John|title=The fall of the house of Savoy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/23/italy.johnhooper|newspaper=The Guardian|date=23 June 2006|access-date=18 November 2015|archive-date=7 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307155726/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/23/italy.johnhooper|url-status=live}}</ref> In France, he was tried on a murder charge, of which he was cleared of unlawful killing but convicted of a firearms offence. Vittorio Emanuele was arrested in 2006 on charges of [[criminal association]], [[racketeering]], [[conspiracy]], corruption, and [[Sexual exploitation|exploitation]] of prostitution.<ref>{{cite news |first= Peter |last= Popham |title= Son of Italy's last king held over Mafia and prostitution claims |url= http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1089773.ece |newspaper= [[The Independent]] |date= 17 June 2006 |access-date= 10 April 2008 |quote= The son of Italy's last king, Prince Victor Emmanuel, has been arrested in the north Italian town of Lecco as part of an investigation into charges he was involved with the [[Sicilian Mafia]] and a prostitution racket. |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071102073913/http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article1089773.ece |archive-date= 2 November 2007 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> He was acquitted of all charges in 2007 and 2010.<ref name=affaritaliani>[http://www.affaritaliani.it/cronache/vittorio_emanuele_assolto220910.html Savoiagate, Vittorio Emanuele assolto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629074410/http://www.affaritaliani.it/cronache/vittorio_emanuele_assolto220910.html |date=29 June 2018 }}. Affaritaliani.it. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.corriere.it/cronache/10_settembre_22/vittorio-emanuele-savoia-assolto-videopoker_9760f1fc-c649-11df-89af-00144f02aabe.shtml "Videopoker, assolto Vittorio Emanuele"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102427/https://www.corriere.it/cronache/10_settembre_22/vittorio-emanuele-savoia-assolto-videopoker_9760f1fc-c649-11df-89af-00144f02aabe.shtml |date=29 June 2018 }}. Corriere della Sera. 22 September 2010.</ref>

==Early life and family==
Vittorio Emanuele was born on 12 February 1937 in [[Naples]] to [[Umberto II of Italy|Umberto, Prince of Piedmont]], who would later become the last [[King of Italy]] as Umberto II, and Princess [[Marie-José of Belgium]].<ref name="ghda"/><ref name=willis/> The Italian royal family was exiled from Italy when he was nine years old. He lived in [[Switzerland]] from the time he was exiled until the referendum was abolished in 2002.<ref>Zampano, Giada [https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/03/italy-savoy-prince-dead/f91664b2-c2a3-11ee-a4c6-8f5c350e9316_story.html Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy's last king, dies aged 86], ''The Washington Post'' via the AP</ref> Vittorio Emanuele had three sisters, an older sister [[Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma|Princess Maria Pia]] and two younger sisters, [[Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy|Princess Maria Gabriella]] and [[Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy|Princess Maria Beatrice]]. Princess Maria Pia married [[Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924–2016)|Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia]] in 1955, the son of [[Prince Paul of Yugoslavia]] and [[Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark]]. In 2003, she remarried [[Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma]], son of [[Prince René of Bourbon-Parma]] and [[Princess Margaret of Denmark]] and the younger brother of [[Anne of Romania|Queen Anne of Romania]]. Vittorio Emanuele was also a first cousin of the [[King Baudouin of Belgium]], former King [[Albert II of Belgium]], the  [[Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium|Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg]], [[Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse]] and [[Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha|Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria]].

After an eleven-year relationship, Vittorio Emanuele married Swiss biscuit [[Beneficiary|heiress]] and world-ranked [[water skier]] [[Marina Doria]] in [[Tehran]], [[Pahlavi dynasty|Iran]], on 7 October 1971.<ref name="ghda"/> Their wedding was announced on the occasion of the [[2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire]].<ref>Guido Tonella (22 June 1972) [http://www.iltempo.it/politica/2014/07/04/news/e-nato-a-ginevra-lerede-dei-savoia-946170/ È nato a Ginevra l'erede dei Savoia] (in Italian). ''Il Tempo''.</ref> Coincidentally, Vittorio Emanuele and his wife Marina share a birthday (12 February) but Vittorio Emanuele was two years younger than Marina (she was born in 1935).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zamet |first=Isaac |date=2024-02-14 |title=The widow in black: who is Marina Ricolfi-Doria, wife of the late Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy? |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/marina-ricolfi-doria-prince-vittorio-emanuele |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Vittorio Emanuele worked as a banker and an aircraft salesman and then an [[arms dealer]].<ref name="Popham2">{{cite news|first=Peter |last=Popham |title=The prince and the prostitutes |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060622/ai_n16494232/pg_1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211175641/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060622/ai_n16494232/pg_1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 December 2007 |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=22 June 2006 |access-date=10 April 2008 |quote=Selling helicopters to his high and mighty friends was one of the prince's successful projects, from which he went on to become an arms dealer. }}</ref>

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, had a son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, born on 22 June 1972. Emanuele Filiberto married Clotilde Courau in 2003 and they have two daughters together.

===Duke of Savoy===
On 7 July 2006, Vittorio Emanuele's kinsman and dynastic rival, [[Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta]] declared himself to be the head of the House of Savoy and Duke of Savoy, claiming that Vittorio Emanuele had lost his dynastic rights when he married without the permission of [[Umberto II of Italy|Umberto II]] in 1971. Amedeo received the support of the President of the ''Council of Senators of the Kingdom'' Aldo Alessandro Mola and Vittorio Emanuele's sister, [[Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy|Maria Gabriella]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cope |first=Rebecca |date=2021-06-03 |title=Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, who was punched by his cousin over their claim to Italian throne, has died |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-amedeo-duke-of-aosta-obituary |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Vittorio Emanuele and his son applied for a judicial injunction to forbid Amedeo from using the title "Duke of Savoy". In February 2010, the court of [[Arezzo]]<ref>{{cite journal| author = Meylan, Vincent | date = 21 May 2008| title = Duc d'Aoste ou Duc de Savoie?| journal = Point de Vue| page = 79}}</ref> ruled that the Duke of Aosta and his son must pay damages totalling €50,000 to their cousins and cease using the surname ''Savoy'' instead of ''Savoy-Aosta''.<ref>{{cite news |first= Nick |last= Squires |title= Italian aristocrat cousins fight over defunct throne |url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7244567/Italian-aristocrat-cousins-fight-over-defunct-throne.html |work= [[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date= 18 February 2010 |access-date= 23 July 2017 |location= Rome |archive-date= 18 October 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191018104005/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/7244567/Italian-aristocrat-cousins-fight-over-defunct-throne.html |url-status= live }}</ref> However, the verdict was overturned on appeal, with the {{Ill|Court of Appeal of Florence|lt=court of second resort|it|Corte d'appello di Firenze}} allowing Amedeo the use of the short surname, in the form of di Savoia, and additionally revoking the financial penalty originally imposed on him.<ref>[https://www.lanazione.it/arezzo/cronaca/arezzo-amedeo-duca-d-aosta-vittorio-emanuele-cognome-1.3670963 Amedeo d'Aosta: ho vinto io la guerra del cognome con Vittorio Emanuele.] ''La Nazione'' (in Italian). Published January 19, 2018.</ref>

==Exile from and return to Italy==

=== Reasons for exile ===
[[File:Amedeo di Savoia Aosta e Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia.jpg|thumb|Vittorio Emanuele and Amadeo (Duke of Aosta) together in 1964, before their falling out.]]
In line with certain other countries that were formerly monarchies (such as [[Louis, Prince Napoléon#Second World War and later life|France]] or [[Michael I of Romania#Forced abdication|Romania]]), the [[Constitution of Italy|Italian Constitution]] required all male members of the House of Savoy to leave Italy and barred them from ever returning to Italian soil again. This was enacted as a "temporary disposition" enacted when the constitution was promulgated in 1948. The constitution also forbade any amendment that would change the republican form of government, effectively foreclosing any effort to restore the monarchy short of adopting a new constitution.<ref>{{cite web|title=The fall of the house of Savoy|author=John Hooper|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/23/italy.johnhooper|date=2006-06-23|work=[[The Guardian]]|quote=Vittorio Emanuele was just nine years old when his family - who, under King Vittorio Emanuele III, had aligned themselves with Mussolini and his Fascists - left for exile in Portugal. His father, King Umberto II, is known to Italians as the May King because he ruled only from May 9 to June 12 1946, when Italy became a republic. The new constitution, which came into effect in 1948, imposed a ban on the return to Italy of the male members of the Savoy family that was to remain in force for 54 years.}}</ref>

=== Requests for return ===
Vittorio Emanuele [[lobbying|lobbied]] the [[Parliament of Italy]] over the years in which the law prohibiting his return was in force, to be allowed to return to his homeland after 56 years in exile. In 1999, he filed a case at the [[European Court of Human Rights]], in which the Prince charged that his lengthy exile violated his human rights. In September 2001, the court decided to hold a hearing on the case at a date to be fixed later.<ref>{{cite court |litigants= Victor Emmanuel de Savoie v. Italy |vol= 656 |reporter= |opinion= to hold a hearing on the merits of the admissible complaints on a date to be fixed subsequently |pinpoint= |court= [[European Court of Human Rights]] |date= 21 September 2001 |url= http://www.echr.coe.int/eng/Press/2001/Sep/DecisiondeSavoieepresse.htm }}</ref>

Before his return to his homeland, he renounced any claim to Italy's [[Crown jewels#Italy|crown jewels]], which were stored in a deposit box at the [[Bank of Italy]]. He publicly stated that the crown jewels "are no longer ours", referring to the House of Savoy. At the time, he hoped that the crown jewels would be publicly displayed. However, the royal family asked for the jewels back in 2021 and sued the Italian government and the Bank of Italy in 2022 when they were not returned.<ref>Giuffrida, Angela [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/25/descendants-of-italys-last-king-attempt-to-reclaim-crown-jewels Descendants of Italy's last king attempt to reclaim crown jewels], ''The Guardian''</ref><ref>Legorano, Giovanni [https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprising-mystery-of-italys-crown-jewels-is-who-gets-to-keep-them-11645131022 The Surprising Mystery of Italy's Crown Jewels Is Who Gets to Keep Them], ''The Wall Street Journal''</ref>

In February 2002, Vittorio Emanuele and his son Emanuele Filiberto wrote a signed letter, published through a law firm, in which they formally expressed their loyalty to the [[Constitution of Italy]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia: "Fedeltà alla Costituzione" |url= http://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/savoia/fedeli/fedeli.html |newspaper= [[La Repubblica]] |date= 2 February 2002 |access-date= 10 April 2008 |language= it |archive-date= 6 February 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200206062336/https://www.repubblica.it/online/politica/savoia/fedeli/fedeli.html |url-status= live }}</ref>

=== Return to Italy ===
[[File:Stefano D'Amico Conte di Torregiliata.jpg|thumb|Investiture of a knight (2009)]]
On 23 October 2002, the provision in the constitution that barred male members of the former royal house from returning to Italy was repealed. As part of a deal with the government, Vittorio Emanuele signed an agreement renouncing all claims to the defunct throne and recognizing [[Republic of Italy|the Republic]] as the only lawful government of Italy. Vittorio Emanuele was permitted to re-enter the country on 10 November 2002. On 23 December 2002, he made his first trip home in over half a century. On the one-day visit he, his wife, and his son had a 20-minute audience with [[Pope John Paul II]] at the [[Vatican City|Vatican]].<ref>{{cite news |first= Philip |last= Willan |title= Exiled Italian royals go home |url= https://www.theguardian.com/italy/story/0,12576,865055,00.html |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 24 December 2002 |access-date= 10 April 2008 |archive-date= 22 June 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200622215554/https://www.theguardian.com/italy/story/0,12576,865055,00.html/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

Upon their first visit in 2003 to Naples, where Vittorio Emanuele was born, and from where his family sailed into exile in 1946, the reception of the Savoys was mixed; most people were indifferent to them, some hostile, a few supportive. The media reported that many in [[Naples]] were not happy to see the return of the family when hundreds of noisy demonstrators chanted negative slogans as they progressed through the city.<ref name="Popham2" /> Demonstrations were staged by two traditionally opposing factions: anti-monarchists on one hand, and supporters of the [[House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies]], the royal house deposed when Italy was united in 1861 under the House of Savoy.<ref>{{cite news|author=Johnston, Bruce|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/16/witaly16.xml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041118123641/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F03%2F16%2Fwitaly16.xml|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2004|publisher=[[Telegraph.co.uk]]|title=Italy's exiled royal family shunned as they return|date=8 January 2008|access-date=24 April 2008}}</ref>

==Death==
Vittorio Emanuele died in Geneva Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland on 3 February 2024, aged 86.<ref>{{cite news |title=È morto Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia |url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/24_febbraio_03/vittorio-emanuele-di-savoia-morto-e6893666-c27c-11ee-97f1-40ebc5b696dc.shtml |access-date=3 February 2024 |publisher=Corriere Della Sera |date=3 February 2024 |archive-date=3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203104505/https://www.corriere.it/cronache/24_febbraio_03/vittorio-emanuele-di-savoia-morto-e6893666-c27c-11ee-97f1-40ebc5b696dc_amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy's last king, dies aged 86 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-vittorio-emanuele-savoy-son-italys-last-king-dies-aged-86-2024-02-03/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |work=Reuters |date=3 February 2024}}</ref> A statement from the Royal House of Savoy gave the time of his death as 07:05 ([[Central European Time|CET]]).<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING |url=https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/the-royal-house-of-savoy-announces-the-following/ |access-date=3 February 2024 |archive-date=4 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204054149/https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/the-royal-house-of-savoy-announces-the-following/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

His funeral was held on 10 February 2024 in the [[Turin Cathedral]] and, afterwards, he was [[Cremation|cremated]].<ref>{{cite news |title=In Turin the funeral of Vittorio Emanuele, the coffin accompanied by the Sardinian anthem |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/en/italy/in-turin-the-funeral-of-vittorio-emanuele-the-coffin-accompanied-by-the-sardinian-anthem-vcfc3vm9 |access-date=10 February 2024 |work=L'Unione Sarda |date=10 February 2024}}</ref> Attendees at his funeral included his widow [[Marina, Princess of Naples]], his son [[Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice|Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]], his daughter-in-law [[Clotilde Courau|Princess Clotilde, Princess of Venice]], his granddaughter [[Princess Vittoria of Savoy|Princess Vittoria, Princess of Carignano]], his sister [[Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma]], his nephew [[Prince Dimitri of Yugoslavia]], [[Aimone di Savoia Aosta (born 1967)|Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta]], and [[Princess Olga of Savoy-Aosta|Princess Olga, Duchess of Aosta]], [[Prince Jean of Luxembourg]], the [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince of Monaco]], [[Queen Sofía of Spain]], [[Leka, Prince of Albania]], [[Boris, Prince of Turnovo]], [[Fuad II of Egypt]], [[Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark]], [[Afonso, Prince of Beira]], [[Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro]], [[John T. Dunlap]], and [[Daniel McVicar]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zamet |first=Isaac |date=2024-02-12 |title=At the Duomo in the rain: Bystander looks on at the funeral of Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of the last King of Italy |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-vittorio-emanuele-di-savoia-funeral |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref> The ashes were subsequently buried in the Royal Crypt of the [[Basilica of Superga|Basilica di Superga]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gadeschi |first=Elena Fausta |date=2024-02-07 |title=Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia, funerali a Torino e sepoltura a Superga |url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/celebrities/a46644122/vittorio-emanuele-savoia-funerali/ |access-date= |website=Elle |language=it-IT}}</ref>

==Controversies==
=== Unilateral declaration of kingship (1969) ===

Vittorio Emanuele unilaterally declared himself [[King of Italy]] on 15 December 1969.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911134712/http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/files/ufficiostudi/19691215_VEIV_decreto1_en.pdf Royal Decree No. 1]. realcasadisavoia.it</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911134712/http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/files/comunicati/20060707_allegato2_en.pdf Pro Veritate analysis n.1 by Prof. Edoardo Adami]. realcasadisavoia.it</ref> He argued that by agreeing to submit to a referendum on his place as head of state, his father had thereby abdicated. Vittorio Emanuele took this action after his father allegedly called for [[Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta]] to visit him in [[Portugal]] to name him his heir.<ref>Gigi Speroni, ''Umberto II'', Milan, Riscoli Libri</ref> Under his self-assumed powers as King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele conferred the title of Duchess of Sant'Anna di Valdieri on his then-fiancée, [[Marina Doria]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080911134712/http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/files/comunicati/20060707_allegato1_en.pdf Pro Veritate analysis n.2 by Prof. Edoardo Adami]. realcasadisavoia.it</ref>

=== Dirk Hamer's death (1978–2015) ===
On the night of 17 August or the morning of 18 August 1978, on the island of [[Cavallo (island)|Cavallo]] (which lies off the south coast of [[Corsica]]), Vittorio Emanuele discovered his yacht's rubber [[dinghy]] had been taken and attached to another nearby [[yacht]]. Arming himself with a rifle, he attempted to board the vessel. He shot at a passenger he had awakened; the shot missed the passenger but mortally wounded Dirk Hamer (the 19-year-old son of [[Ryke Geerd Hamer]]), a passenger sleeping on the deck of another adjacent yacht. The prince was taken into police custody on the morning of 18 August 1978. He admitted civil liability for the accident in a letter dated 28 August 1978 and on 5 September 1978 paid 500,000 French francs to the Hamer family. He was released from custody, under judicial supervision, on 5 October 1978.<ref name="Hamer">{{cite web |url=http://www.worldlii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/1996/30.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811000000/http://www.worldlii.org/eu/cases/ECHR/1996/30.html |archive-date=11 August 2014 |title=HAMER v. FRANCE – 19953/92 [1996] ECHR 30 (7 August 1996) |website=Worldlii.org |access-date=26 July 2015}}</ref> Dirk Hamer later died of his wounds on 7 December 1978 before he could provide any evidence.<ref>Beaufort, Georgia [https://www.tatler.com/article/vittorio-emanuele-of-savoy-dirk-hamer-death-beatrice-casiraghi-interview-netflix As the death of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy is announced, revisit ''Tatler''{{'}}s interview with Beatrice Casiraghi about her personal connection to him, and her shocking scoop that rocked European high society], ''Tatler''</ref>

On 11 October 1989, Vittorio Emanuele was indicted on charges of inflicting lethal injury and possession of a dangerous weapon. However, on 18 November 1991, after thirteen years of legal proceedings, the Paris [[Cour d'assises|Assize Court]] acquitted him of the fatal wounding and [[unintentional homicide]] charges, finding him guilty only of unauthorised possession of an [[M1 carbine]].<ref name="Hamer"/> He received a six-month suspended prison sentence.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080505080648/http://sim.law.uu.nl/SIM/CaseLaw/Hof.nsf/d0cd2c2c444d8d94c12567c2002de990/f17b35d53bcc006dc1256640004c3306?OpenDocument Summary of trial proceedings concerned the killing of Dirk Hamer]. sim.law.uu.nl</ref>

When incarcerated in June 2006 on unconnected charges of corruption (see below, [[#Arrest and imprisonment|Arrest and imprisonment]]), Vittorio Emanuele was recorded admitting that "I was in the wrong, [...] but I must say I fooled them [the French judges]",<ref name="repubblicaJudges">{{Cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele.html|title=Vittorio Emanuele, cimici in cella "Ho fregato i giudici francesi" - cronaca - Repubblica.it|website=www.repubblica.it|access-date=17 March 2023|archive-date=17 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317222744/https://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele.html|url-status=live}}</ref> leading to a call from Dirk Hamer's sister Birgit for Vittorio Emanuele to be retried in Italy for killing her brother.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061020013625/http://www.galleonpoint.com/content/view/994/2/ Prince's braggadocio spurs call for justice]. galleonpoint.com. 12 September 2006</ref>

Birgit Hamer undertook a long legal fight to obtain the full video. She stated: "What for us is a confession is a boast for him: he laughs about the fact that he killed a boy."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Follain |first=John |date=27 February 2011 |title=Prince admits killing on video |website=[[The Sunday Times]] |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Europe/article563655.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310193028/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/world_news/Europe/article563655.ece |archive-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> The story of the video was broken by aristocratic journalist [[Beatrice Borromeo]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-02-24 |title=Il video che incastra Savoia |url=http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2011/02/24/il-video-che-incastra-savoia/93668/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223855/http://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2011/02/24/il-video-che-incastra-savoia/93668/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who also wrote the preface for a book on the murder, {{lang|it|Delitto senza castigo}} by Birgit Hamer. Vittorio Emanuele sued the newspaper for defamation, claiming the video had been manipulated. In 2015, a court judgement ruled in favour of the newspaper.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beaufort |first=Georgia |date=2024-02-05 |title=As the death of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy is announced, revisit Tatler's interview with Beatrice Casiraghi about her personal connection to him, and her shocking scoop that rocked European high society |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/vittorio-emanuele-of-savoy-dirk-hamer-death-beatrice-casiraghi-interview-netflix |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref> On Twitter Borromeo posted: {{lang|it|"Vincere una causa è sempre piacevole, ma contro Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia la goduria è doppia!"}} ("Winning a case is always nice, but against Victor Emmanuel of Savoy the pleasure is double"),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BorromeoBea/status/574587535025967105|title=Beatrice Borromeo on Twitter|website=Twitter|access-date=10 March 2016|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310142706/https://twitter.com/BorromeoBea/status/574587535025967105|url-status=live}}</ref> which resulted in a spat on Twitter with his son [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cope |first=Rebecca |date=2020-06-10 |title=The Prince of Venice is running for political office in Italy |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-emanuele-filiberto-of-savoy-is-running-for-political-office-in-italy |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref>

=== Allegations of antisemitism (2003) ===

Vittorio Emanuele also said in 2003 that the antisemitic laws passed under [[Mussolini]]'s regime were "not that terrible".<ref>"Italy's Jews wait for royal apology" (The Observer (UK), 18 May 2003). "It was a rocky start for what was intended as a romantic trip down memory lane for Italy's exiled royal family, the Savoys, who returned to Rome last week to meet government officials, only to be greeted by angry Italian Jews still waiting for an apology for the royals' antisemitic leanings during the Second World War. Some five years ago, Victor Emmanuel made headlines when he said in an interview that the race laws were 'not so bad'".</ref> In response, the president of the [[Union of Italian Jewish Communities]], [[Amos Luzzatto]], stated "I'm not saying it was he who signed the racial laws in 1938. But, as a Savoy heir, Victor Emmanuel has never distanced himself from them," in an interview with {{lang|it|[[Il Corriere della Sera]]}} newspaper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000224.html|title=An Englishman in Auschwitz and other Holocaust articles|author=Tom Gross|date=18 June 2003|access-date=14 October 2006|archive-date=21 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061121121444/http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000224.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 27 January 2005, in a letter published by {{lang|it|Il Corriere della Sera}}, Vittorio Emanuele issued an apology to Italy's Jewish population, asking forgiveness from the [[Italian Jew]]ish community, and declaring that it was an error for the Italian Royal Family to have signed the racial laws of 1938.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://antisemitism.tau.ac.il/asw2005/general-analysis.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518023658/http://antisemitism.tau.ac.il/asw2005/general-analysis.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-18|title=Stephen Roth Institute: Antisemitism And Racism|work=antisemitism.tau.ac.il|year=2005}}</ref>

=== {{anchor|Arrest and imprisonment}}Arrest and imprisonment (2006) ===

On 16 June 2006, Vittorio Emanuele was arrested in [[Varenna]] and imprisoned in [[Potenza]] on charges of corruption and recruitment of prostitutes for clients of the [[Casinò di Campione]] of [[Campione d'Italia]].<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2006/06_Giugno/16/savoia.shtml Arrest and jail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618071251/http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2006/06_Giugno/16/savoia.shtml |date=18 June 2006 }}. Corriere.it. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060619234113/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13380673/ Arrested Italy prince goes from palace to jail]. MSNBC (17 June 2006). Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070124052425/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060622/ai_n16494232 The Prince and the prostitutes]. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref>

The enquiry was conducted by Italian magistrate [[John Woodcock (magistrate)|John Woodcock]], of British ancestry, famous for other [[Very Important Person (person)|VIP]]s' arrests.<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2006/06_Giugno/16/woodckock.shtml VIP arrests by Woodstock] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618072827/http://www.corriere.it/Primo_Piano/Cronache/2006/06_Giugno/16/woodckock.shtml |date=18 June 2006 }}. Corriere.it. June 2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/politica/200606articoli/6551girata.asp «Mandami su il pacco con la ragazza» – La Stampa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701104235/http://www.lastampa.it/redazione/cmsSezioni/politica/200606articoli/6551girata.asp |date=1 July 2006 }}. Lastampa.it (17 June 2006). Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele.html Vittorio Emanuele, cimici in cella "Ho fregato i giudici francesi" – cronaca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204074904/http://www.repubblica.it/2006/09/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele/vittorio-emanuele.html |date=4 February 2007 }}. Repubblica.it (9 September 2006). Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref>

Woodcock described Emanuele as the "undisputed leader" of an influence-trafficking network associated with Sicilian organized crime.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hooper |first1=John |title=The fall of the house of Savoy |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jun/23/italy.johnhooper |website=The Guardian |date=23 June 2006 |access-date=16 July 2024}}</ref>

After several days, Vittorio Emanuele was released and placed under house arrest. He was released from house arrest on 20 July 2006 but had to stay within the borders of Italy. Vittorio Emanuele was acquitted of all charges in the years 2007 and 2010.<ref name=affaritaliani/>

{{lang|it|[[La Repubblica]]}} reported in 2006 that Emanuele Filiberto had distanced himself from his father.<ref>[http://www.repubblica.it/2006/06/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele-5/emanuele-si-dissocia/emanuele-si-dissocia.html Emanuele Filiberto si dissocia dal padre "Non condivido tutto quello che ha fatto" – cronaca] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605223905/http://www.repubblica.it/2006/06/sezioni/cronaca/vittorio-emanuele-5/emanuele-si-dissocia/emanuele-si-dissocia.html |date=5 June 2011 }}. Repubblica.it. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref>

===Seeking compensation from Italy (2007)===
In 2007, Vittorio Emanuele and his son, Emanuele Filiberto, requested formally that the state pay financial damages of €260 million, and initiate full restitution of all properties and belongings that had been confiscated from the royal house after the abolition of the monarchy. The financial damages claim is based on having suffered moral injustice during the exile. The Italian government has rejected the request and, in response, indicated that it may seek damages for historic grievances.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKL2050234020071121 | author=Stewart, Phil | work=[[Reuters]] | title=Fallen savoy royals seek damages over Italy exile | date=21 November 2007 | access-date=6 October 2008 | archive-date=20 May 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090520065443/http://uk.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUKL2050234020071121 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Succession==
In June 2023, his son [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]], announced his intention to renounce his claim to the throne in favour of his daughter, [[Princess Vittoria of Savoy]], when he felt she was ready to succeed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leake |first=Natasha |date=2023-06-07 |title=Italian prince will renounce his position at head of the family and pass the title directly to his teenage daughter |url=https://www.tatler.com/article/prince-emanuele-filiberto-of-savoy-renounces-his-claim-to-the-italian-throne |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=Tatler |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Honours==
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|dipstyle=[[His Royal Highness]]
|offstyle=Your Royal Highness
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===National dynastic honours===
Vittorio Emanuele was the [[Sovereign]] of the Dynastic Orders of the House of Savoy which consist of:<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Dynastic Orders – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia |url=https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/the-dynastic-orders/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |language=en-US |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017185018/https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/the-dynastic-orders/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Sovereign Knight of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Royal Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=37&strTotalHits=True|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003122846/http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=37&strTotalHits=True|url-status=dead|title=Document about Vittorio Emmanuelle's sovereignty|archivedate=3 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://margotbworldnews.com/2015/Feb/Feb23/Monarchy.html|title=Vittorio Emmanuel wearing the Badge as a Medal|access-date=14 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003122554/http://margotbworldnews.com/2015/Feb/Feb23/Monarchy.html|archive-date=3 October 2015}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=113&strTotalHits=True|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003123946/http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=113&strTotalHits=True|url-status=dead|title=Document about Vittorio Emmanuelle's sovereignty|archivedate=3 October 2015}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Sovereign Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Crown of Italy|Royal Order of the Crown]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=31&strTotalHits=True|title=document about Vittorio Emmanuelle's sovereignty|access-date=14 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125192540/http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=31&strTotalHits=True|archive-date=25 January 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/12/22/4910984/0_SavoyTRHsm.pdf|title=Layout 1<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=2 October 2015|archive-date=3 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003162636/http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2010/12/22/4910984/0_SavoyTRHsm.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Grand Master of the [[Civil Order of Savoy|Royal Civil Order of Savoy]]<ref name="MnCMerit">Royal Website, [http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=110&strTotalHits=True document about Vittorio Emmanuelle's sovereignty of the Military and civil orders] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003140304/http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/museum/UserView.asp?DocumentID=110&strTotalHits=True |date=3 October 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/rr2.html|title=wearing the star of the civil order at the bottom|access-date=14 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125233239/http://www.savoydelegation-usa.org/rr2.html|archive-date=25 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/04/11/515650/01DameMiraZivkovichatPromotion.jpg|title=Vittorio Emmanuel confers the order|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306000405/http://ww1.prweb.com/prfiles/2011/04/11/515650/01DameMiraZivkovichatPromotion.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Grand Master of the [[Military Order of Savoy|Royal Military Order of Savoy]]<ref name="MnCMerit" />
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Grand Master of the [[Order of Merit of Savoy|Royal Order of Merit of Savoy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.savoyfoundation-usa.org/history.html|title=History|website=savoyfoundation-usa.org|access-date=30 August 2020|archive-date=3 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803200205/https://www.savoyfoundation-usa.org/history.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===National honours===
* {{flagicon|SMOM}} [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]]: Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of [[Orders, decorations, and medals of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Justice of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Special Class]]{{CN|date=May 2024}}
* {{flagicon|Two Sicilies}} [[House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies|Two Sicilian Royal Family]]: Bailiff Knight Grand Cross with Collar of Justice of the [[Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George|Two Sicilian Royal Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.constantinian.org.uk/the-constantinian-orders-relationship-with-the-savoy-dynasty-of-italy/|title=The Constantinian Order's Relationship with the Savoy Dynasty of Italy – Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St. George|date=4 October 2012|access-date=14 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729105243/http://www.constantinian.org.uk/the-constantinian-orders-relationship-with-the-savoy-dynasty-of-italy/|archive-date=29 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Foreign honours===
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Greece}} [[Kingdom of Greece]]: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Redeemer|Royal Order of the Redeemer]]{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* {{Flag|Monaco}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saint-Charles]]<ref>Nomination by Sovereign Ordonnance [http://www.legimonaco.mc/Dataweb/jourmon.nsf/100ab120e52ceb84c12568ce002f2909/ca1cc52154cf723ac1256ce2003b986a!OpenDocument n° 15702 of 1 March 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194351/http://www.legimonaco.mc/Dataweb/jourmon.nsf/100ab120e52ceb84c12568ce002f2909/ca1cc52154cf723ac1256ce2003b986a!OpenDocument |date=3 March 2016 }} (French)</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Kingdom of Montenegro}} [[Petrović-Njegoš dynasty|Montenegrin Royal Family]]: Knight of the [[Order of Petrović Njegoš]]{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* {{Flagicon|Kingdom of Montenegro}} [[Petrović-Njegoš dynasty|Montenegrin Royal Family]]: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Prince Danilo I|Royal Order of Prince Danilo I]]{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* {{Flagicon|Kingdom of Montenegro}} [[Petrović-Njegoš dynasty|Montenegrin Royal Family]]: Knight of the [[Order of Saint Peter of Cetinje]]{{cn|date=February 2024}}
* {{Flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[Pahlavi Iran|Empire of Iran]]: Recipient of the [[2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire|Commemorative Medal of the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire]]<ref>[http://badraie.com/guests.htm Badraie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305043732/http://badraie.com/guests.htm |date=5 March 2016 }}. Badraie. Retrieved on 26 July 2015.</ref>

==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. '''Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples'''
|2= 2. [[Umberto II of Italy]]
|3= 3. [[Marie-José of Belgium|Princess Marie-José of Belgium]]
|4= 4. [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]]
|5= 5. [[Elena of Montenegro|Princess Elena of Montenegro]]
|6= 6. [[Albert I of Belgium]]
|7= 7. [[Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium|Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria]]
|8= 8. [[Umberto I of Italy]]
|9= 9. [[Margherita of Savoy|Princess Margherita of Savoy]]
|10= 10. [[Nicholas I of Montenegro]]
|11= 11. [[Milena of Montenegro|Milena Vukotić]]
|12= 12. [[Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders]]
|13= 13. [[Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen]]
|14= 14. [[Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria]]
|15= 15. [[Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal]]
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===Patrilineal descent===

{{chart top|text-align=left|Male Ancestors of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples}}
Vittorio Emanuele's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son.

[[Patrilineal descent]] is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations, which means that Vittorio Emanuele is a member of the [[House of Savoy]].

;House of Savoy

#[[Umberto I, Count of Savoy]], c. 980–about 1047/1048
#[[Otto I, Count of Savoy]], about 1010/1020–c. 1057
#[[Amadeus II, Count of Savoy]], c. 1050–1080
#[[Umberto II, Count of Savoy]], 1065–1103
#[[Amadeus III, Count of Savoy]], 1095–1148
#[[Umberto III, Count of Savoy]], 1135–1189
#[[Thomas I, Count of Savoy]], 1178–1233
#[[Thomas, Count of Flanders|Thomas, Count of Savoy, Lord of Piedmont]], 1199–1259
#[[Amadeus V, Count of Savoy]], 1253–1323
#[[Aymon, Count of Savoy]], 1291–1343
#[[Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy]], 1334–1383
#[[Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy]], 1360–1391
#[[Antipope Felix V|Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy]], 1383–1451
#[[Louis, Duke of Savoy]], 1413–1465
#[[Philip II, Duke of Savoy]], 1438–1497
#[[Charles III, Duke of Savoy]], 1486–1553
#[[Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy]], 1528–1580
#[[Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy]], 1562–1630
#[[Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano]], 1596–1656
#[[Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano]], 1628–1709
#[[Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano]], 1690–1741
#[[Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano]], 1721–1778
#[[Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano]], 1743–1780
#[[Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano]], 1770–1800
#[[Charles Albert of Sardinia]], 1798–1849
#[[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]], 1820–1878
#[[Umberto I of Italy]], 1844–1900
#[[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]], 1869–1947
#[[Umberto II of Italy]], 1904–1983
#Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, 1937–2024
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==Gallery==
{{Gallery
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|File:Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with son Umberto and grandson Vittorio.jpg
 |Prince Vittorio Emanuele with his father, King Umberto II and his grandfather King Vittorio Emanuele III
|File:Ex koning Umberto in zwitserland. Begroeting door ex kroonprins Victor Emanuel, Bestanddeelnr 903-6388.jpg
 |Prince Vittorio Emanuele with his father, King Umberto II
|File:Vittorio Emanuele 1964.jpg
 |Vittorio Emanuele in 1964
|File:Victor Emmanuel of Savoie (0).jpg
 |Vittorio Emanuele as Grandmaster of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]]
|File:Vittorio Emanuele and Marina Doria 1969.jpg
 |Vittorio Emanuele and Marina Doria, [[Cape Canaveral]], 16 July 1969 ([[Apollo 11]])
}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book |last=Hamer |first=Birgit |year=2011 |editor1-last=Borromeo |editor1-first=Beatrice |title=Delitto senza castigo: la vera storia di Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia |trans-title=Crime without Punishment: the True Story of Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia |language=it |location=Reggio Emilia |publisher=Aliberti |isbn=978-88-7424-735-6}}

==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130424192012/http://savoia.blastness.com/home.htm Official web page of House of Savoy]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080415191639/http://www.chivalricorders.org/royalty/gotha/italygen.htm Genealogy of recent members of the House of Savoy].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613003435/http://chivalricorders.org/royalty/gotha/italia.htm A web page about the prince].
* [http://www.italian.it/giornaliero/18Aug99.html On the murder of Dirk Hamer (In Italian language)]

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{{s-bef|before = [[Umberto II of Italy|King Umberto II]]}}
{{s-tul|title  = [[King of Italy]]|years=18 March 1983 – 3 February 2024|reason=[[1946 Italian institutional referendum|Monarchy abolished in 1946]]}}
{{s-aft|after   = [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]]}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vittorio Emanuele Of Naples, Prince}}
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