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The Dukes of Aosta weren’t merely a branch of the Savoy family, but they also represent an important part of the history of Turin. Amedeo, second born of Vittorio Emanuele II, lead an expensive life, rich with diplomacy, travels and receptions. His marriage with the beautiful and fascinating Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna, coming from the highly educated and enlightened aristocracy of Biella, was providential.
The couple experienced an extraordinary and a somewhat paradoxical event, for a non-ruling branch of the family. In 1870 the Throne [Read more...]
The Dukes of Aosta weren’t merely a branch of the Savoy family, but they also represent an important part of the history of Turin. Amedeo, second born of Vittorio Emanuele II, lead an expensive life, rich with diplomacy, travels and receptions. His marriage with the beautiful and fascinating Maria Vittoria del Pozzo della Cisterna, coming from the highly educated and enlightened aristocracy of Biella, was providential.
The couple experienced an extraordinary and a somewhat paradoxical event, for a non-ruling branch of the family. In 1870 the Throne of Spain was vacant. The rural and underdeveloped society of Spain was torn by tensions and inequalities, while a strong republican movement was much too pressing. Therefore the European crowns urgently called Amedeo and Maria Vittoria to the Iberian Throne, in order to prevent a dangerous void, which could give the republicans clear way. Such a balance choice was affected by the prestige as well as the smaller politic weight of the Savoy, which couldn’t surely be compared to other powerful European dynasties. Despite being little familiar with the constitutional monarchy, Madrid and the whole Spain gave the Italian couple an exuberant and triumphal welcome.
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