The House of Savoy, the dynasty that ruled Italy ... The jewels are estimated to be worth €300 million, or $334 million. “The Savoy family will get the jewels back,” the family lawyer ...

Umberto II, has died at the age of 86. The prince died on Saturday in Geneva, the Savoy Royal House said in a statement. He had lived in Switzerland since the family were exiled from Italy when he ...

To avoid dividing the possessions among various family members ... in favor of his son, Umberto II. While the South expressed their support for the House of Savoy, the Center and North voted ...

The House of Savoy was for centuries much like ... of England, was of the Savoy family. Richard of Cornwall, titular King of Rome and Emperor, married a Savoy Princess, and its Princes married ...

want the jewels for sentimental reasons The House of Savoy, Italy’s former royal family, has appealed to authorities to return its US$335 million crown jewels. The family’s collection ...

The Savoy family tree While the titles and ... has ruled over the House of Savoy since the death of his father, Umberto II, in 1983. However, his cousin Amedeo, 63, the 5th Duke D'Aosta ...

Now, Italy’s once-exiled royal family wants them back. The royal House of Savoy has embarked on a campaign to reclaim the collection of jewels, which they lost in 1946 when the monarchy was ...

He was a member of the House of Savoy, son of the last king of Italy Umberto II and Maria José. Since 1983 he has been a claimant to the Italian throne, disputed since 2006 with the dynastic line ...

ROME (Reuters) - The son and grandson of Italy's last king are seeking damages from the country for sending the men of the once illustrious House of ... would go to a Savoy family foundation ...

ROME (AP) — Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy’s last king, Umberto II ... kings of the House of Savoy, their wives and male descendants of the family from entering Italian ...