Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia born 22 June 1972 in Gèneve Switzerland is a member of the House of Savoy He is the son and heir of Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy and only maleline grandson of Umberto II the last King of Italy As heirapparent to the disputed headship of the House of Savoy Emanuele Filiberto also styles himself as Prince of Piedmont Emanuele Filiberto grew up as an exile from Italy because until November 2002 the Italian constitution prohibited the male issue of the Savoy kings of Italy from entering or staying on Italian territory Since returning to Italy he has made many appearances on national television including his participation as a contestant in Ballando con le stelle the Italian version of Dancing with the Stars and the Sanremo Music Festival He is married to French actress Clotilde Courau
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