Prince of Piedmont

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The lordship of Piedmont, later the principality of Piedmont (Italian : Piemonte), was originally an appanage of the County of Savoy, and as such its lords were members of the Achaea branch of the House of Savoy. The title was inherited by the elder branch of the dynasty in 1418, at about which time Savoy was elevated to ducal status and Piedmont to princely status. When the House of Savoy was given the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Savoyards used the style of Prince of Piedmont (Italian : Principe di Piemonte) for their heir apparent. This first came into use by Prince Victor Amadeus of Savoy.

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The usage was retained when Victor Emmanuel II became King of Italy, "Prince of Piedmont" becoming roughly equivalent to the British "Prince of Wales", the title bestowed to the Crown prince.

Lords of Piedmont

Princes of Piedmont

Note: The names in bold denote those that succeeded to the throne.
PictureNameHeir ofBirthBecame heir to the throneCreated Prince of PiedmontCeased to be Prince of PiedmontDeath
Portrait of prince filippo emanuele di savoia.PNG Philip Emmanuel Charles Emmanuel I 3 April 15869 February 1605
Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont.jpg Victor Amadeus 8 May 15879 February 1605
brothers death
26 July 1630
became Duke
7 October 1637
Francesco Giacinto di Savoia, Duke of Savoy by an unknown artist.jpg Francis Hyacinth Victor Amadeus I 14 September 16327 October 1637
became Duke
4 October 1638
Victor Amadeus, Prince of Piedmont by an unknown artist.jpg Victor Amadeus Victor Amadeus II 6 May 169922 March 1715
Clementi - Charles Emmanuel III with cuirass.jpg Charles Emmanuel 27 April 170122 March 1715
brother's death
3 September 1730
became King
20 February 1773
Clementi, attributed to - Victor Amadeus III.jpg Victor Amadeus Charles Emmanuel III 26 June 17263 September 1730
father became King
24 May 1751
became styled as Duke of Savoy
16 October 1796
Dupra, Giuseppe - Charles Emmanuel IV as child, Palazzo Madama.jpg Charles Emmanuel Victor Amadeus III 24 May 175120 February 1773
father became King
16 October 1796
became King
6 October 1819

Princes of Piedmont and Naples

When the House of Savoy became the ruling dynasty of Italy in 1861, they continued to use the title of Prince of Piedmont for the heir apparent but also began alternating it with a new title, the Prince of Naples.

PictureNameHeir ofBirthBecame heir to the throneCreated Prince of PiedmontCeased to be Prince of PiedmontDeath
Prince of Piedmont
Neurdein - Umberto I di Savoia come principe ereditario.jpg Umberto Victor Emmanuel II 14 March 184423 March 1849
father became King
9 January 1878
became King
29 July 1900
Prince of Naples
Brogi, Carlo (1850-1925) - Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia.jpg Victor Emmanuel Umberto I 11 November 18699 January 1878
father became King
29 July 1900
became King
28 December 1947
Prince of Piedmont
Umberto II of Italy.jpg Umberto Victor Emmanuel III 15 September 190429 September 19049 May 1946
became King
18 March 1983
Prince of Naples
Vittorio Emanuele 1964.jpg Victor Emmanuel Umberto II 12 February 19379 May 1946
father became King
12 June 1946
Monarchy abolished
3 February 2024

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