Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta

Tomislav II
Duke of Aosta Duke of Spoleto
King of Croatia
Nominal reign	18 May 1941 – 31 July 1943
Prime minister	Ante Pavelić
Born	(1900-03-09)9 March 1900 Turin, Kingdom of Italy
Died	29 January 1948(1948-01-29) (aged 47) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Spouse	Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Issue	Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
Full name
Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe Torino di Savoia
House	Savoy (Aosta branch)
Father	Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
Mother	Hélène of Orléans
Burial	Basilica of Superga
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Prince Aimoneof Savoy, 4th Duke of Aosta (Aimone Roberto Margherita Maria Giuseppe Torino; 9 March 1900 – 29 January 1948) was a prince of Italy's reigning House of Savoy and an officer of the Royal Italian Navy. The second son of Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta he was granted the title Duke of Spoleto on 22 September 1904. He inherited the title Duke of Aosta on 3 March 1942 following the death of his brother Prince Amedeo, in a British prisoner of war camp in Nairobi. From 18 May 1941 to 31 July 1943, he was designated king of the Independent State of Croatia though he never ruled there. He formally accepted the position and took the name Tomislav II, after Tomislav of Croatia.

Marriage

On 1 July 1939, he married Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark.

Issue

1. Prince Amedeo, 5th Duke of Aosta (27 September 1943 – 1 June 2021)

• 19 March 1900 – 21 September 1900 His Royal Highness Prince of Aimone of Savoy.
• 22 September 1904 – 29 March 1942 His Royal Highness The Duke of Spoleto.
• 30 March 1942 – 29 January 1948  His Royal Highness The Duke of Aosta.
• 18 May 1941 - 12 October 1943  His Majesty King Tomislav II of Croatia.