Duke of Aosta
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Duke of Aosta was a title in the Italian nobility. It was established in the 13th century when Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, made the County of Aosta a duchy. The region was part of the Savoyard state and the title was granted to various princes of the House of Savoy, second sons of the reigning king of Sardinia or king of Italy.
Image: Clementi, attributed to Charles Emmanuel III in Armour
Image: Clementi Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy, Stupinigi
Image: Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1731 1735)
Image: Clementi Carlo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, Stupinig
House of Savoy
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The House of Savoy is an Italian royal house that was established in 1003 in the historical Savoy region. Through gradual expansion, the family grew in power from ruling a small Alpine county north-west of Italy to absolute rule of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1713 to 1720, when they were handed the island of Sardinia, over which they would exercise direct rule from then onward.
Hautecombe Abbey, where many of the dukes are buried