Amadeo I of Spain
Monarch
1845 – 1890
Who was Amadeo I of Spain?
Amadeo I was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy. He was the second son of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy and was known for most of his life as the Duke of Aosta, but reigned briefly as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873.
He was elected by the Cortes as Spain's monarch in 1870, following the deposition of Isabella II, and sworn in the following year. Amadeo's reign was fraught with growing republicanism, Carlist rebellions in the north, and the Cuban independence movement. He abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873, and the First Spanish Republic was declared as a result.
Granted the hereditary title Duke of Aosta in the year of his birth, he founded the Aosta branch of Italy's royal House of Savoy, which is junior in agnatic descent to the branch descended from King Umberto I that reigned in Italy until 1900, but senior to the branch of the Dukes of Genoa.
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- Born
- May 30, 1845
Royal Palace of Turin - Also known as
- Amadeo I
- Amedeo
- Amadeus
- Duke of Aosta
- Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Maria Letizia Bonaparte
( - 1890/01/18) - Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
(1867/05/30 - 1876/11/08)
- Maria Letizia Bonaparte
- Children
- Religion
- Roman Catholic Church
- Nationality
- Italy
- Died
- Jan 18, 1890
Kingdom of Italy - Resting place
- Basilica of Superga
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on July 23, 2013
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