Princess Adelaide of Savoy-GenoaEnache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg''. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 189, 195–196, 207–208. (French). ''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVI. "Haus Bayern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, p. 13. . (Maria Adelaide Vittoria Amelia; 25 April 1904 – 2 August 1979), was a daughter of

Prince Thomas, Duke of Genoa Prince Tommaso of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa (Tommaso Alberto Vittorio; 6 February 1854 – 15 April 1931), who is also known as ''Thomas Albert Victor of Savoy'', was an Italian royal prince,Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de ...

and

Princess Isabella of Bavaria Princess Isabella of Bavaria (Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore; 31 August 1863 – 26 February 1924) was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875), Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wi ...

Family and early life

Adelaide was the fifth of six children born to

and his wife

. Her father was a grandson of King Charles Albert of Sardinia. Among her siblings were Ferdinando, 3rd Duke of Genoa; Filiberto, 4th Duke of Genoa; and Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa. Her mother Isabella was a granddaughter of

Ludwig I of Bavaria Ludwig I or Louis I (; 25 August 1786 – 29 February 1868) was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the German revolutions of 1848–49, 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As ki ...

. Through her aunt

Margherita of Savoy Margherita of Savoy (''Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna''; 20 November 1851 – 4 January 1926) was List of Italian royal consorts, Queen of Italy by marriage to her first cousin King Umberto I of Italy. She was the daughter of Prince Ferdinand ...

, she was a cousin of

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Marriage

On 15 July 1935 she married her third cousin, Prince Leone

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di Arsoli (25 January 1896 in

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– 4 May 1979 in Rome), son of Camillo Francesco Massimo, 4th Principe di Arsoli and donna Eleonora

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. Leone was the 5th Prince of

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, the 9th Marquis of

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, Baron of

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, Lord of Intrafiumara, Nobile of Tivoli and

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and 2nd Duke of

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. Her husband was also a great-grandson of

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and Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy-Carignano. They had six children: *Isabella Massimo di Arsoli (born 5 June 1936 in Rome), married on 4 October 1964 in

, Prince Francesco Maria di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of

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(27 April 1924 in Rome – 25 May 2007 in Rome), son of Prince Ulderico Orazio di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna, and donna Anna Maria Giusso del Galdo. They had four children: **Prince Antonio di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 23 August 1965 in Rome), married on 17 June 2006 in

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, Baroness Clara Polissena Winspeare Guicciardi (born 29 November 1966 in Klagenfurt), daughter of Baron Riccardo Carlo Winspeare Guicciardi and Princess Elisabeth of

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. They have two children: ***Elena di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 18 October 2007 in Tricase) ***Filippo di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 2 September 2009 in Tricase) **Giovanni di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 19 December 1966 in Rome), married on 1 August 2015 in

Orvieto Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above the almost-vertical faces of tuff cliffs that are compl ...

, Paola Di Giacomo (born 7 March 1974 in

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). They have one son: ***Augusto Nicola di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 4 November 2016 in Rome) **Tommaso di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli, Count of Carpegna (born 21 February 1968 in Rome), married on 14 June 1997 in

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, Countess Anna Zileri Dal Verme degli Obbizi (born 21 July 1969 in

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), daughter of Count Paolo Zileri Dal Verme degli Obizzi, and Nobile Lavinia Assettati. They have three children: ***Livia di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 21 September 1999 in Rome) ***Sofia di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 22 November 2001 in Rome) ***Vittoria di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 25 June 2005 in Rome) **Caterina di Carpegna Falconieri Gabrielli (born 23 August 1970 in Rome), married Nobile Guglielmo Masetti Zannini (born 4 November 1967 in Rome), son of Nobile Gianlodovico Masetti Zannini and donna Eleonora di Napoli Rampolla Barrese Bellacera *Filippo Massimo di Arsoli, 6th Prince of Arsoli (born 29 September 1938 in

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), married on 4 April 1962 in Rome, Maria Luigia Capparella (born 15 August 1942 in Rome), daughter of Pietro Capparella. They have two children, but Filippo also has illegitimate issue: **Fabrizio Massimo Brancaccio, 7th Prince of Arsoli, Prince of Triggiano and Roviano, Duke of Lustra (born 28 October 1963 in Rome), married in 1999, Ilaria Bottini (born 1967 or 1968), daughter of Giuseppe Bottini and Silvia Fontana. Divorced in 2002. They have three children, but Fabrizio also has illegitimate issue (Giacomo, son of Natalia Coppa Solari): ***Marcantonio Massimo (born 10 December 1999 in Rome) ***Barbara Massimo (born 10 December 1999 in Rome) ***Olimpia Massimo (born November 2001 in Rome) **Barbara Massimo (born 4 June 1965 in Rome) married with don Scipione Prince

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14th Prince of Sulmona *Ferdinando Massimo di Arsoli (born 20 January 1940 in Rome), married on 4 June 1977 in

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, Maresti Savona (born 1 October 1943 in Cefalù), daughter of Baldassarre Savona and Maria Cristina Catalfamo. They have two children: **Ascanio Massimo (born 25 July 1978 in Rome) **Lavinia Massimo (born 25 July 1978 in Rome), married on 7 July 2015 in Rome, Filippo Cammarano Guerritore di Ravello (born 1966) *Carlo Massimo di Arsoli (born 3 July 1942 in Rome), married on 8 October 1989 in Rome, doña Elisa Osorio de Moscoso y Estanga (born 31 March 1946 in

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), daughter of Pedro Osorio de Moscoso,

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, and doña Elisa de Estanga y Cologan-Franchi *Maria Eleonora Massimo di Arsoli (born 30 March 1944 in Rome), married on 7 October 1972 in Arsoli, Giuseppe Gustavo Ricci Paracciani Bergamini (born 7 February 1934 in Milan), son of Ugo Bergamini and Maria Amalia Lanza Manzanillo. They have one daughter: **Elena Ricci Paracciani Bergamini (born 30 July 1973 in Rome) *Francesco Massimo di Arsoli (born 15 July 1946 in Rome), married on 16 July 1977 in Rome, Camillavelia Jacuzzi Ristori (born 29 January 1937 in Rome), daughter of Rodolfo Jacuzzi Ristori and Amalia Vinca

Honours

Source:Genealogical family tree of the House of Savoy-Genoa
(Italian) *Dame of Honour and Devotion in the

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*Dame of Justice in the

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Ancestry

References

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