| Umberto
Maria di Savoia-Aosta
Conte di Salemi
(1889–1918)
Other names: Umberto Maria Vittorio Amedeo Giuseppe
Biographical
Conte di Salemi 1889–1918†
Knight of the Order of the Holy Annunciation [Italy]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Maurice and Lazarus [Italy]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy [Italy]
Bailiff Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion of the Order of Malta
[Vatican]
Medal for Military Valour, silver (twice) [Italy]
Captain
Umberto studied at the Royal College of Moncalieri, and then at the Naval
Academy of Livorno from which he was expelled for stealing money. He served
in the First World War, and died at the front of Spanish fever.
Place of birth: Turin
Place of death: Crespano del Grapp, Treviso
Place of burial: Tempio ossario di Bassano del Grappa
Son of King Amadeo I of Spain and Princess Letizia Bonaparte.
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