Prince of Naples Vittorio Emanuele

Italian royalty as the only son of Umberto II, the last King of Italy, and his wife Marie-José of Belgium. Vittorio Emanuele also used the title Duke of Savoy and claimed the headship of the House of Savoy. These claims were disputed by supporters of his third cousin, Prince Amadeo, Duke of Aosta, and later by Amadeo's son, Aimone.

An arms dealer and businessman living in Switzerland, he was a friend of the Shah of Iran during the late 1950s. He was arrested on 16 June 2006 on charges of on charges of criminal association, corruption and exploitation of prostitution. He was placed under house arrested on 20 July 2006. A trial on these charges began in Potenza, Italy on 21 December 2009. Vittorio Emanuele di Savoia was acquitted of all charges in 2007 and 2010.

Vittorio Emanuele had one son, Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, born on 22 June 1972, who has two daughters. Vittorio Emanuele died in Geneva, Switzerland on 3 February 2024 at the age of 86. A statement from the Royal House of Savoy gave the time of his death as 7:05 AM (CET).