Amedeo, Duke of Aosta

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Amedeo, Duke of Aosta was an Italian royal and military commander who served as Viceroy of Italian East Africa and led Italian forces there during World War II.

Aliases (2)
  • Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta ×1
  • Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta ×1

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Savoy member
Italian prince
human
military commander
viceroy
allegiance Kingdom of Italy
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
child Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta
conflict East African Campaign
World War II
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Italy
deathInCustody true
era 20th century
father Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta
fullName Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta
givenName Amedeo
house House of Savoy
languageSpoken French
Italian
memberOf House of Savoy-Aosta
militaryBranch Regio Esercito
militaryRank general
mother Princess Hélène of Orléans
nobleTitle Duke of Aosta
notableEvent defense of Amba Alagi
notableFor commanding Italian forces in East Africa during World War II
occupation colonial administrator
military officer
officeEndTime 1941 (as Viceroy of Italian East Africa)
officeStartTime 1937 (as Viceroy of Italian East Africa)
placeOfDetention British captivity in Kenya
positionHeld Commander-in-chief of Italian forces in East Africa
Governor-General of Italian East Africa
Viceroy of Italian East Africa
relatedTo Italian East Africa
Italian colonial empire
relative Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Aimone, Duke of Aosta
spouse Princess Anne of Orléans
style His Royal Highness
surrenderedTo British forces in East Africa
titleHeld Duke of Aosta

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
East African campaign
commandedBy
Amedeo, Duke of Aosta ("Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta")
fullName
House of Savoy ("Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta")
member

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