The father refused the crown: who is Vittoria di Savoia, who suddenly became the first heiress to the throne of Italy in 1000 years

Emanuele Filiberto’s act cannot be called an abdication – he was called the king, but the monarchy was officially abolished in Italy in 1946. And in fact, the men of the di Savoia lived in exile for a half a century and under the prohibition to set foot on Italian soil – it was canceled in 2002 by the late Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The Italians were offended by Victor Emmanuel di Savoia because he chickened out and fled the country, fearing Nazi revenge for cooperation with the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition, and abandoned the monarchy, founding a republic .

However, the descendants of the ruling family retained both their wealth and other privileges, and the question of restitution of the crown is raised from time to time in the country. So there is still a real chance for Victoria of Savoy to reign, albeit small.

But now Emanuele has renounced his claim to the throne, shifting that burden onto his eldest daughter’s fragile shoulders.

This became possible thanks to the extravagant decision of his father – in 2020 the head of the ruling house, Vittorio Emanuele, then 86 years old, canceled the old Salian law which had been in force in Italy for a thousand years. According to this code, the throne could only be inherited by men through an unbroken line of transmission. Thus, the beauty Vittoria, the first child of Emanuele, the daughter of actress Clotilde Curo, appeared in the equation.

What made Emanuele, 50, do this? Observers agree that he assessed the situation and came to the conclusion that it is the charismatic Vittoria, very popular in Italy and throughout Europe, who can influence the opinions of Italians on the side of the monarchy – because they want such a queen. The girl is not only pretty, but also quite smart and educated, she studies at the Faculty of Politics and Art History and knows both subjects well.

“It is important that the younger generation has the opportunity to implement new and modern ideas. They are much more aware than we are of the problems facing the world. And it’s important that they don’t succeed too late in life,” Emanuele explains in an interview.

But what about Vittoria herself? Three years ago, when her grandfather announced innovations in the Italian succession to the throne, she managed to declare that she was in favor of the return of the monarchy to her native country. But she has not yet commented on her father’s resignation, and for the moment it is not known what functions the di Savoia heiress will assume from now on.

Even without waiting for the crown, she leads an interesting and successful life: di Savoia has a contract with a large modeling agency and tens of thousands of subscribers in social networks. Moreover, she became an it-girl long before all these events around the imaginary throne of Italy, demonstrating to fans the way of life of the “golden youth” and traveling from the family estate to Umbria to Paris for the shows. , and from there to Monte Carlo for grandmother.

Well, even if Vittoria doesn’t get the crown, she will definitely become the head of the di Savoia dynasty and have a great time. It seems that the men of this family have some difficulty with responsibility, the women will have to take the hit – in a thousand years they have accumulated strength!