Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat

Oddone of Savoy
Duke of Montferrat
Born	(1846-07-11)11 July 1846 Royal Palace of Turin
Died	Royal Palace of Genoa
Full name Oddone Eugenio Maria di Savoia
House	House of Savoy
Father	Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Mother	Adelaide of Austria

Oddone of Savoy (Oddone Eugenio Maria; 11 July 1846 – 22 January 1866) was an Italian humanist and philanthropist. He was the fourth child and third eldest son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and his wife Adelaide of Austria. He was a Prince of Savoy.

Life

From birth, Prince Oddone was marginalized due to the precarious state of his health. During his brief life, the prince was occupied with the study of art and the acquisition of artifacts from ancient Greece and Rome for the city of Genoa which remain in the Museum of Ligurian Archaeology (Italian: Museo di Archeologia Ligurecode: it is deprecated ). Other pieces Oddone collected and donated are present at Genoa's Gallery of Modern Art which is partly named for the prince. Oddone lived the last four years of his life in Genoa. The prince chose Genoa for his residence for its mild climate that benefited his ailing physical condition.

As a scholar, the prince had come in contact with leading cultural figures including the sculptor Santo Varni, who served as his adviser and friend, Tammar Luxoro, and Pasquale Domenico Cambiaso. Oddone died at age 19 at the Royal Palace of Genoa shortly before dawn on 22 January 1866.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat

16. Victor Amadeus of Savoy, Prince of Carignan (=28)               8. Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, Prince of Carignan (=14)                       17. Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (=29)               4. Charles Albert of Sardinia                             18. Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (=30)               9. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (=15)                       19. Franciszka Corvin-Krasińska (=31)               2. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy                                   20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (=12)               10. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany                       21. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain (=13)               5. Maria Theresa of Austria and Tuscany                             22. Ferdinand, King of Naples and Sicily               11. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily                       23. Maria Carolina of Austria               1. Prince Oddone of Savoy                                         24. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor               12. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor                       25. Maria Theresa of Austria               6. Archduke Rainer of Austria                             26. Charles III of Spain               13. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain                       27. Maria Amalia of Saxony               3. Adelaide of Austria                                   28. Victor Amadeus of Savoy, Prince of Carignan (=16)               14. Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, Prince of Carignan (=8)                       29. Princess Joséphine of Lorraine (=17)               7. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy                             30. Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (=18)               15. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (=9)                       31. Franciszka Corvin-Krasińska (=19)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 11 July 1846 – 22 January 1866 His Royal Highness the Duke of Montferrat

Bibliography

• "Odone of Savoy 1846-1866. Collections of a prince for Genoa", Mazzotta, Milan, 1996.