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Counts of Villafranca

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Arms of the House of Villafranca-Soissons

The Counts of Savoy-Villafranca and later the Counts of Villafranca-Soissons are legitimate male line descendants of Thomas Francis of Savoy, Prince of Carignano the founder of the Carignano branch of the House of Savoy.

History

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The title was created in 1778 for Prince Eugenio of Savoy (1753–1785). The third count Prince Eugenio Emanuele married in 1863 to Felicita Crosio (1844–1911) in what was a morganatic marriage. His wife was created Countess of Villafranca-Soissons in 1888 so the descendants of the marriage bear the title Count/Countess of Villafranca-Soissons. The current head of the Villafranca-Soissons line is Count Edoardo Emanuele Filiberto (born 1945) the grandson of the first count of Villafranca-Soissons via his second son Count Giuseppe Carlo (1904–1971).

Counts of Villafranca (1778-1888)

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Counts of Villafranca-Soissons (1888-present)

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