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{{Short description|Disputed head of the house of Savoy since 2021}}

{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Aimone
| title        = [[Duke of Aosta]] <br /> [[Duke of Savoy]] (disputed)
| image        = AimoneSavoiaAosta20112020.jpg
| caption      = Aimone in 2020
| succession   = Head of the [[House of Savoy]]<br>(disputed)
| reign        = 1 June 2021 – present
| reign-type   = Tenure
| predecessor  = [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Prince Amedeo]]
| successor    = Prince Umberto
| suc-type     = Heir apparent
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia|Princess Olga of Greece]]| 16 September 2008}}
| issue        = Prince Umberto<br />Prince Amedeo<br />Princess Isabella
| full name    = Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo
| house        = [[House of Savoy|Savoy]]
| father       = [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta]]
| mother       = [[Princess Claude of Orléans]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|10|13}}
| birth_place  = [[Florence]], Italy
| religion     = [[Roman Catholicism]]
}}
{{Italian Royal Family|Aosta}}

'''Aimone of Savoy-Aosta, 6th Duke of Aosta''' (Aimone Umberto Emanuele Filiberto Luigi Amedeo Elena Maria Fiorenzo di Savoia-Aosta; born 13 October 1967) is an Italian businessman and one of two claimants to be head of the [[House of Savoy]]. Since November 2019, he has served as the [[Ambassador]] of the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta]] to [[Russia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation |url=https://www.mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/-/asset_publisher/cKNonkJE02Bw/content/id/3909611 |agency=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation |date=22 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ambassador Order of Malta to Russian Federation Presents Letters of Credence |url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/2020/11/24/ambassador-order-of-malta-to-russian-federation-presents-letters-of-credence/ |access-date=3 June 2021 |website=orderofmalta.int |date=24 November 2020}}</ref>

==Education and career==
Aimone was born in [[Florence]], the second child and only son of [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (b. 1943)|Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta]] and his first wife, [[Princess Claude d'Orléans|Princess Claude of Orléans]].<ref name="ghda">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XV. "Haus Italien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 36–39. (German). {{ISBN|9783798008144}}.</ref> Aimone attended the [[Francesco Morosini Naval Military School]] and [[Bocconi University]].<ref name=savoia1>[http://www.realcasadisavoia.it Real Casa Savoia], Profile Official: S.A.R. Principe Aimone di Savoia Aosta. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.corriere.it/cronache/19_aprile_01/aimone-savoia-la-mia-vita-savoia-parente-zar-russia-putin-6c1be63a-53d2-11e9-96c3-69d40ecc7f9b.shtml Aimone di Savoia: «La mia vita di Savoia, parente degli zar nella Russia di Putin»] ''Corriere della Sera'', 1 April 2019</ref> After he completed his education, Aimone worked at [[JPMorgan Chase]] in the United Kingdom. He also served a period in the [[italian special forces|Italian Navy's special forces]] (see [[Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei]]).<ref name=savoia1/>

Beginning in 2000, Aimone was the president of [[Pirelli]] operations in [[Russia]].<ref name=savoia1/><ref name="giornale">''[[Il Giornale]]''. Allegra, Angelo. 27 April 2015. ''[http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/gioco-non-c-nessuna-corona-ruolo-custode-dei-valori-nostra-1120979.html Ho voluto i Savoia in Italia e mio cugino me le ha suonate]''. (Italian). Retrieved 13 May 2016.</ref><ref>"[https://www.corriere.it/cronache/20_gennaio_17/aimone-d-aosta-per-ora-non-alimento-polemica-intanto-guerra-carte-savoia-c95e2844-388d-11ea-9d38-85b3dab5d683.shtml Aimone di Savoia-Aosta: «Per ora non alimento la polemica». Intanto è guerra di carte tra i Savoia]" ''Corriere della Sera'', 17 January 2020</ref><ref>Warburton Simon (March 2016) "[https://www.just-auto.com/news/pirelli-tyre-russia-maintains-staff-despite-crisis_id167901.aspx Pirelli Tyre Russia maintains staff despite crisis]" ''Just Auto''</ref> Since 2012, he has also served as CEO of Pirelli Tyre's Nordic division.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pirelli strengthens its presence in Nordic markets| url=https://news.cision.com/pirelli/r/pirelli-strengthens-its-presence-in-nordic-markets,c9279343 |date=30 June 2012}}</ref> His contribution to deepening bilateral economic relations between Italy and Russia has been recognized by the authorities of both countries, by the appointment to the [[Order of Friendship]] of Russia and the [[Order of Merit of the Italian Republic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Cerimonia di consegna dell'Onorificenza ad Aimone di Savoia Aosta (Mosca, 13 giugno) |url=https://ambmosca.esteri.it/ambasciata_mosca/it/ambasciata/news/dall-ambasciata/onorificenza-ad-aimone-di-savoia.html|date=14 June 2019 |agency=Italian embassy in Moscow}}</ref>

==Marriage and children==
Aimone's engagement to [[Princess Olga, Duchess of Apulia|Princess Olga of Greece]], daughter of [[Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark]], was announced in May 2005. Olga and Aimone are second cousins; both being great-grandchildren of the French pretender [[Prince Jean, Duke of Guise]]. They are also second cousins once-removed, as [[George I of Greece]] is Olga's [[patrilineality|patrilineal]] great-grandfather and Aimone's great-great-grandfather. Several falsely reported wedding dates marked what was to become a three-year engagement.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Meylan| first = Vincent| date = 31 August 2005| title = Le Plus Royal| journal=Point de Vue|page=21| language = fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal| date = 20 December 2006| title = Ils Sont Ensemble| journal=Point de Vue| language = fr}}</ref><ref>{{in lang|fr}} [http://www.gotha-fr.com/3.aspx Le gotha, le site officiel de Stéphane Bern]</ref> The couple finally wed on 16 September 2008 at the Italian embassy in [[Moscow]], the city in which Aimone is employed. Their religious marriage took place on 27 September 2008 in [[Patmos]].<ref>[http://www.monarchia.it/home.html Unione Monarchica Italiana] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102062216/http://www.monarchia.it/home.html |date=2 January 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title = History of the Church: Volume X The Church in the Modern Age| author=Hubert Jedin, Konrad Repgen|publisher=Continuum International Publishing Group| year = 1980| isbn = 978-0-86012-090-2| page = 171|chapter= The Code and Development of Canon Law to 1974}}</ref><ref>[http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/files/stampa/20080926_cronacaqui.jpg ''CronacaQui'' (26 September 2008)]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Aimone and Olga have three children, two sons and one daughter:<ref name=savoia1/>
* Prince Umberto of Savoy-Aosta, born on 7 March 2009 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.<ref>{{in lang|it}} [http://www.realcasadisavoia.it/ Official announcement from the site of the Royal House of Savoy.]</ref><ref>{{in lang|it}}[http://www.monarchia.it/home.html monarchia.it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102062216/http://www.monarchia.it/home.html |date=2 January 2009 }}</ref> Upon his grandfather's death, he became heir apparent to the Dukedom.
* Prince Amedeo Michele of Savoy-Aosta, born on 24 May 2011 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. A day after his birth Amedeo was granted the title Duke of the Abruzzi by his paternal grandfather.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120723110939/http://www.crocerealedisavoia.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=258&Itemid=57 Comunicato Stampa del 25 maggio 2011]</ref> 
* Princess Isabella Vita Marina of Savoy-Aosta, born on 14 December 2012 in Paris, France.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monarchia.it/news_fioccorosa.html |title=U.m.i. - Isabella: Una Nuova Principessa in Casa Savoia |access-date=18 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925182630/http://www.monarchia.it/news_fioccorosa.html |archive-date=25 September 2015  }}</ref> She was named in honour of [[Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961)|Princess Isabelle of Orléans]].

The boys are the only surviving young male members of the House of Savoy.

==Dynastic issues==
From birth, Aimone was known as Duke of Apulia (''duca delle Puglie'').{{fact|date=November 2024}}

On 7 July 2006, Aimone's father, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, claimed the headship of the [[House of Savoy]] and the title Duke of Savoy, in opposition to his cousin [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]].<ref name="giornale"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1544253/Royal-cousins-fight-for-defunct-Italian-throne.html |title=The Telegraph|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Amedeo defined Aimone as [[Duke of Aosta]] "''[[in pectore]]''".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/news/home/51225/detronizzato-vittorio-emanuele-di-savoia-in-favore-del-cugino.html |title=Detronizzato Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia in favore del cugino | trans-title=Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy dethroned in favor of his cousin |access-date=3 June 2021 |publisher=la Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno |date=7 July 2006 }}</ref> Amadeo died in 2021. On 3 February 2024, Vittorio Emanuele died, leaving his son [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy]] with the claim to the headship in opposition to Aimone.

==Ancestors==
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|1= 1. '''Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta'''
|2= 2. [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta]]
|3= 3. [[Princess Claude of Orléans]]
|4= 4. [[Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta]]
|5= 5. [[Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta|Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]]
|6= 6. [[Henri, Count of Paris (1908–1999)|Henri, Count of Paris]]
|7= 7. [[Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza]]
|8= 8. [[Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta]]
|9= 9. [[Princess Hélène of Orléans]]
|10= 10. [[Constantine I of Greece]]
|11= 11. [[Sophia of Prussia|Princess Sophia of Prussia]]
|12= 12. [[Prince Jean, Duke of Guise|Jean, Duke of Guise]]
|13= 13. [[Princess Isabelle of Orléans (1878–1961)|Princess Isabelle of Orléans]]
|14= 14. [[Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará]]
|15= 15. [[Countess Elisabeth Dobrzensky von Dobrzenicz]]
}}

==References==
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