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{{short description|Member of the House of Savoy (born 2003)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name         = Princess Vittoria of Savoy
| full name    = Vittoria Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria
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| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|2003|12|28|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]
| house        = [[House of Savoy|Savoy]]
| father       = [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]]
| mother       = [[Clotilde Courau]]
| religion     = [[Catholic Church in Italy|Catholicism]]
}}
{{Italian Royal Family|Naples}}
'''Vittoria Cristina Adelaide Chiara Maria di Savoia''' (born 28 December 2003) is the daughter and heir apparent to [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice]], who is a claimant to the headship of the [[House of Savoy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2024/02/03/vittorio-emanuele-of-savoy-has-died_b688ab32-d1be-4fc0-9caa-443e4b0eee15.html|title =Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy has died|website= ANSA English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/young-princess-fights-claim-abolished-throne-italy/story?id=78274162|title=Young princess fights for her claim to the (abolished) throne of Italy|website=ABC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-01-15 |title=Emanuele Filiberto: «L'erede dei Savoia sarà donna». No dai senatori del Regno |url=https://www.ilmattino.it/primopiano/cronaca/savoia_emanuele_filiberto_erede_donna_senatori_regno-4985269.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=www.ilmattino.it |language=it}}</ref> 

As the succession laws of the House of Savoy only permitted males to succeed in their domains, a woman succeeding to the headship of the House of Savoy is unprecedented. In 2019, Vittorio Emanuele, Vittoria's grandfather, proclaimed that the laws of the House of Savoy were to be changed, and Vittoria was placed as second in line to the headship of the house of Savoy, behind her father.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/world/europe/italy-house-of-savoy-royalty.html|title=Paris Teenager's New Gig: Would-Be Queen of Italy. A Nation Shrugs.|first=Jason|last=Horowitz|work=The New York Times |date=May 10, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>

Vittoria is the first female member of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]], which was established in 1362.

==Early life and family==
Vittoria was born on 28 December 2003 in Geneva, Switzerland. Her father [[Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]] was then the disputed heir apparent to the Italian throne and her mother [[Clotilde Courau]] is a French actress. Her younger sister [[Princess Luisa of Savoy|Luisa]] was born in 2006. She is the granddaughter of [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]], the disputed head of the [[House of Savoy]], and his wife [[Marina Doria]]. Her great-grandfather, [[King Umberto II]] was the last [[King of Italy]] before the monarchy was abolished in a [[1946 Italian institutional referendum|1946 referendum]]. Her great-grandmother was [[Marie-José of Belgium]], the last [[List of Italian royal consorts|Queen of Italy]].

=== Christening ===
She was [[infant baptism|christened]] on 30 May 2004 by cardinal [[Giovanni Cheli]] at the [[Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi]] in [[Assisi]]. Her [[godparents]] were Ottavio Mazzola and Roberta Fabbri. The baby wore the [[christening gown]] that had been worn by her great-great-grandfather [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy|King Vittorio Emanuele III]] at his christening on 30 November 1869. Among the guests were [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Albert of Monaco]], [[Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy]], Prince Sergius of Yugoslavia and [[Princess Mafalda of Hesse]], granddaughter of [[Princess Mafalda of Savoy]]. The parents selected [[Assisi]] in light of its symbolism of peace.<ref>{{cite magazine |language=es | title = Primeras fotografías de Victoria de Saboya, hija del príncipe Filiberto y Clotilde Courau |magazine=¡Hola! |date=8 January 2004| pages =| issn = | url= https://www.hola.com/realeza/2004010824700/casasreales/noticias/casasreales/filibertodesaboya/1/}}.</ref>

==Succession==

In 2019 Vittoria's grandfather, [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]], changed the rules of succession which previously only allowed males to be the heir to the throne.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Young princess fights for her claim to the (abolished) throne of Italy |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/young-princess-fights-claim-abolished-throne-italy/story?id=78274162 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Horowitz |first=Jason |date=2021-05-10 |title=Paris Teenager’s New Gig: Would-Be Queen of Italy. A Nation Shrugs. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/09/world/europe/italy-house-of-savoy-royalty.html |access-date=2024-02-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Under the rule changes, Vittoria, as the firstborn child of her father, will one day succeed him as the disputed head of the House of Savoy. Her parents had never produced a male heir but had two daughters. Despite being the disputed heir to the now-defunct Italian throne, she lives in [[Paris]] in neighbouring France.<ref name=":1" /> The current line of succession within the House of Savoy is disputed by [[Aimone di Savoia Aosta (born 1967)|Prince Aimone, 6th Duke of Aosta]].<ref name=":0" />

The headship of the house of Savoy is currently disputed by [[Aimone di Savoia Aosta (born 1967)|Aimone di Savoia Aosta]], a descendant of [[Victor Emmanuel II]]'s younger son, [[Amadeo I of Spain]]. The origins of the dispute stem from [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]]'s marriage to [[Marina Doria]], which Aimone's father, [[Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1943–2021)|Amadeo]] claimed was done without the permission of [[Umberto II]], therefore excluding Vittorio Emanuele and all of his descendants from succeeding to the headship of the House of Savoy.<ref name=":0">{{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>

In June 2023, her father [[Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]] announced he would renounce his claim as disputed heir apparent in favour of Vittoria, however he has yet to formally do so. If he does, that would make Vittoria the claimed [[Counts and Dukes of Savoy|Duchess of Savoy]] and disputed head of the [[House of Savoy]] pretender to the [[Kingdom of Italy|throne of Italy]].<ref> {{Cite web |date=2023-06-07 |title=19-year-old influencer could be Italian queen after prince gave up the throne |url=https://www.unilad.com/celebrity/emanuele-filiberto-princess-vittoria-savoy-throne-abdication-732824-20230607 |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=UNILAD |language=en}}</ref>

On 8 October 2023, she was made a member of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]], being the first female ever to be admitted into the order, which was established in 1362.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ON 7 AND 8 OCTOBER, GENEVA HOSTED THE ANNUAL GENERAL CHAPTER OF THE DYNASTIC ORDERS OF THE ROYAL HOUSE OF SAVOY. – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia |url=https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/on-7-and-8-october-geneva-hosted-the-annual-general-chapter-of-the-dynastic-orders-of-the-royal-house-of-savoy/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Honours==
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Knight of the [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation]] (06/10/2023)<ref>[https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/site/wp-content/uploads/ODRCS_Ordine-Santissima-Annunziata_2023_ridotta-1.pdf Elenco dei Cavalieri dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata]</ref>
* {{flagicon|Kingdom of Italy}} [[House of Savoy]]: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus|Royal Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus]] (2021)
* {{flag|Sovereign Military Order of Malta}}: Knight Grand Cross of the [[Order pro Merito Melitensi|Order of Merit]] (27/09/2023)<ref> {{Cite web |title=H.R.H. EMANUELE FILIBERTO OF SAVOY, PRINCE OF PIEDMONT AND VENICE MET H.M.E.H. FRA’ JOHN DUNLAP, PRINCE AND GRAND MASTER OF THE SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA – Ordini Dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia |url=https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/en/h-r-h-emanuele-filiberto-of-savoy-prince-of-piedmont-and-naples-met-h-m-e-h-fra-john-dunlap-prince-and-grand-master-of-the-sovereign-military-order-of-malta/ |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Ancestry==
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|1= 1. Vittoria of Savoy, Princess of Carignano (2003)
|2= 2. [[Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice|Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice]] (1972)
|3= 3. [[Clotilde Courau]] (1969)
|4= 4. [[Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples]] (1937-2024)
|5= 5. [[Marina Doria|Marina Ricolfi-Doria]] (1935)
|6= 6. Jean-Claude Courau (1942)
|7= 7. Catherine du Pontavice des Renardières (1948)
|8= 8. [[Umberto II of Italy]] (1904.1983)
|9= 9. [[Marie José of Belgium|Princess Marie José of Belgium]] (1906-2001)
|10= 10. [[René Ricolfi-Doria]] (1901-1970)
|11= 11. Iris Benvenuti (1905-2004)
|12= 12. Armand Courau (1902-1964)
|13= 13. Hélène Spach (1914-2016)
|14= 14. Count Pierre [[:fr:Famille du Pontavice|du Pontavice des Renardières]] (1926-2021)
|15= 15. Marie-Lélia Gabriel
|16= 16. [[Victor Emmanuel III of Italy]] (1869-1947)
|17= 17. [[Princess Elena of Montenegro]] (1873-1952)
|18= 18. [[Albert I of Belgium]] (1875-1934)
|19= 19. [[Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium|Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria]] (1876-1965)
|20= 20. Giuseppe Silvio Uberto Ricolfi Doria (1874-1952)
|21= 21. Vittoria Pianzola (1875-1953)
|22= 22. Mardocheo Alessandro Benvenuti
|23= 23. Margherita Teresa Putero
|24= 24. Joseph Courau (1860-1936)
|25= 25. Alice Catherine Stagemann (1863-1910)
|26= 26. Constantin Charles Spach (1878-1930)
|27= 27. Jeanne Bourquin (1881-1973)
|28= 28. Antoine du Pontavice des Renardières (1899-1963)
|29= 29. Hélène Marie Antoinette Salles (1900-1986)
|30= 30. Francois Joseph Gabriel (1899-1986)
|31= 31. Catherine Sarthou (1900-1976)
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{Instagram|vittoria.disavoia|Vittoria di Savoia}}

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