Duke of Aosta
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Duke of Aosta ({{langx|it|Duca d'Aosta}}; {{langx|fr|Duc d'Aoste}}) 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.
The title was re-created in 1845 for Prince Amadeo, son of Victor Emmanuel II, and thereafter held by him and his descendants until the abolition of the Italian monarchy in 1946. Two holders briefly served as kings of European countries – Prince Amadeo ruled as king of Spain from 1870 to 1873, while his grandson Prince Aimone was titular king of Croatia from 1941 to 1943 during the Italian-backed fascist regime.
The subsidiary titles of the Duke of Aosta were Prince della Cisterna and of Belriguardo, Marquess of Voghera, and Count of Ponderano, originating from the heritage of Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, the mother of Duke Emanuele Filiberto. Ponderano was created in 1559, Voghera in 1618; Cisterna and Belriguardo as princely in 1670.
Duke of Aosta, 1701–1715
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| width=auto| Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia 1701–1715 | File:Charles Emmanuel III by Clementi.jpg | 27 April 1701 | (1) Anne Christine of the Palatinate-Sulzbach | 20 February 1773 |
Duke of Aosta, 1723–1725
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| width=auto| Prince Vittorio Amedeo 1723–1725 | File:Clementi - Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy, Stupinigi.jpg | 7 March 1723 | never married | 11 August 1725 |
Duke of Aosta, 1731–1735
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| width=auto| Prince Emanuele Filiberto 1731–1735 | File:Portrait of Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1731-1735).jpg | 17 May 1731 | never married | 23 April 1735 |
Duke of Aosta, 1738–1745
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| width=auto| Prince Carlo Francesco 1738–1745 | File:Clementi - Carlo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta, Stupinig.jpg | 1 December 1738 | never married | 25 March 1745 |
Duke of Aosta, 1759–1802
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| width=auto| Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 1759–1802 | File:Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia - Venaria Reale.png | 24 July 1759 | Maria Theresa of Austria-Este | 10 January 1824 |
Duke of Aosta, 1845–present
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