Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, Descendant of Italian Dynasty Tainted by Fascism, Passes Away at 86
ROME, Italy – Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, the son of Italy’s last king and a descendant of a dynasty tarnished by its collaboration with fascism, passed away in Switzerland at the age of 86. His lawyer, Sergio Orlandi, confirmed the royal’s death. Born on February 12, 1937, in Naples, Vittorio Emanuele assumed leadership of the Italian royal family, which had ruled over a unified Italy from 1861 to 1945. His father, Umberto II, briefly held the throne in 1946. However, at the young age of nine, Vittorio Emanuele was forced to leave Italy along … Read more