Amadeo I of Spain

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Amadeo I of Spain
King of Spain
Reign 16 November 1870 –
11 February 1873
Predecessor Isabella II
as Queen of Spain
Francisco Serrano
as Regent of Spain
Successor Estanislao Figueras
as President of the Republic
Alfonso XII
as King of Spain
Duke of Aosta
Tenure 30 May 1845 – 18 January 1890
Predecessor Title re-created
Vittorio Emanuele
Successor Emanuele Filiberto
Born (1845-05-30)30 May 1845
Royal Palace, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died 18 January 1890(1890-01-18) (aged 44)
Royal Palace, Turin, Italy
Spouse Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
Maria Letizia Bonaparte
Issue Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
Prince Vittorio Emanuele, Count of Turin
Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
Prince Umberto, Count of Salemi
Full name
Amedeo Ferdinando Maria di Savoia
House House of Savoy
Father Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Mother Adelaide of Austria
Burial Royal Basilica, Italy

Amadeo I (Italian Amedeo, sometimes anglicised as Amadeus) (30 Mey 1845 – 18 January 1890) was the only King of Spain from the House of Savoy.


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  • Grand Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece " de facto " (Spain)

O*Grand Master of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III (Spain)

  • Grand Master of the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic (Spain)
  • Grand Master of the Order of Military Merit (Spain)
  • Grand Master of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Ferdinand (Spain)

Cross of the Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo.png Grand Master of the Order of Saint Hermenegildo (Spain)

  • Grand Master of the Order of Montesa (Spain)
  • Grand Master of the Order of Alcántara (Spain)
  • Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava (Spain)
  • Grand Master of the Order of Santiago (Spain)
  • Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (Italy)
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy)
  • Knight of the Order of the Elephant (Denmark)
  • Knight of the Order of the Garter (United Kingdom)
  • Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle (Prussia)
  • Knight of the Order of Saint Hubertus (Bavaria)