Overview

• Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy, son of Italy's last king, died at 86 in Geneva, surrounded by his family.
• He was born in Naples in 1937 and lived in exile in Switzerland for most of his life, following Italy's transition to a republic.
• The prince faced legal troubles, including a manslaughter charge for which he was acquitted, and was involved in a controversial Netflix documentary.
• He returned to Italy in 2002 after the exile ban was lifted, and in 2005, he apologized to Italy's Jewish population for the royal family's support of fascist racial laws.
• Vittorio Emanuele is survived by his wife, Marina Ricolfi Doria, and his son, Emanuele Filiberto, who now becomes the heir of the Savoy family.