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Discussions about the Imperial Family and European Royalty => Italian Royal Families => Topic started by: Teddy on May 27, 2006, 01:42:58 PM
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Are there also good books about Victor Emanuel III and Queen Helena?
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I know of no coffee table book on VE III, Jelena & their family though I think that would make an excellent topic (and there are plenty of pics to be found of them). The Regolo bio of Jelena is very interesting but is not a coffee table book. There is another bio of her by Cristina Siccardi (who also wrote books about Jelena's daughters Mafalda & Giovanna) but I have not read it. Both are in Italian though.
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The book Casa Savoia by Maria Gabrielle di Savoia has some good photos. It deals with the family from 1861 to 1946 so the focus isn't entirely on them. However, it is mostly photos though it's trade-paperback size rather than coffee-table book size. It's in Italian.
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Princess Maria Gabriella also wrote Gioielli di Casa Savoia & Vita di Corte which are coffee table books but do not deal specifically with VE & Jelena. The 1st one is dedicated to the jewels of the House of Savoy & the 2nd one to court life.
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Are there also book on the Italian Royal family in EnglisH?
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There's the Fall of the House of Savoy by Robert Katz (?). I haven't read it myself though so I can't advise on it.
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Are there also book on the Italian Royal family in EnglisH?
Italy and Its Monarchy - Dennis Mack Smith. This was a great book. I highly recommend it. (Easy to find)
Try these as well. The author is a very a interesting person. Upon his death he bequeathed half a billion and yes half a billion to NYU. He has quite a storied family back ground.
Bourbons of Naples (The) Harold Acton (Requires some work to find)
Last Bourbons of Naples (The) Harold Acton (Requires some work to find)
I also have that book Gdella identified House of Savoy by R. Katz, but I have yet to read it. I think I located another about Prince Eugen of Savoy, but I haven't read it either.
I haven't found too much more. If you do, please advise.
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Other reactions?
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I have the Katz book. It has been years since I read it but I recall it has a good, consise history of the House of Savoy. A good background as the book is mainly concerned with the last 2 reigns.
The Acton books are obviously about the Borbons. Excellent reading if a tbit on the scholarly side. Yes, hard to find and costly. It took me a long time to find the second volume and I PAID for it!
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Casa Savoia Diario di una Monarchia, by Maria Gabriella Bracalini. What kind of book is this? How many pictures?
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Casa Savoia Diario di una Monarchia, by Maria Gabriella Bracalini. What kind of book is this? How many pictures?
There are many pictures in this book. It is mainly a sort of phtoalbum of Casa Savoia.
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Casa Savoia Diario di una Monarchia, by Maria Gabriella Bracalini. What kind of book is this? How many pictures?
The book has a rather small size and is paperback, but the book is well worth buying anyway - the chapters do have some pages of text and then some pages with pictures. The focus is on Vitttorio Emanuele III and his son Umberto II and their families.
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Is she not a princess of Savoy?
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by Maria Gabriella Bracalini.
The authors are SAR Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia and Romano Bracalini.
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Hello! I'm looking for books about the Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Can you help me please?
Regards and thanks!
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Here are a few English-language books on the Bourbon-Two Sicilies:
The Bourbons of Naples: (1734-1825) by Harold Acton
The Last Bourbons of Naples (1825-1861) by Harold Acton
Maria Sophia, Queen of Naples by Clara Tschudi
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Harold ACTON has written two books:
1)The Bourbons of Naples 1737-1825 (in english). There are translations in italian and in french: I Borboni di Napoli 1737-1825 and Les Bourbons de Naples 1737-1825.
2) The last Bourbons de Naples 1825-1861 translated in italian : Gli ultimi Borboni di Napoli 1825-1861.
(No translation in french).
Other books:
Jean-Paul Garnier: Le dernier roi de Naples (french only)
Ferrucio Ferrara: Francesco I e Ferdinando II (italian)
Sandro Castronuovo: I cinque Borbone, la dinastia napoletana dal 1734 al 1860 (italian)
REMI
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I might warn you, the Acton books can be hard to find and costly. But they are the best in English.
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Here are two Italian books I own about the House of Bourbon-Two-Sicilies; unfortunately I don't know if any of them has been translated into English or some other language...
-Francesco II di Borbone - L'ultimo Re di Napoli by Pier Giusto Jaeger
-Il Re Bomba - Ferdinando II, il Borbone di Napoli che per primo lottò contro l'unità d'Italia by Giuseppe Campolieti
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http://www.archive.org/stream/collapseofkingdo00whitiala#page/n9/mode/2up
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La fine di un regno
Author: De Cesare, Raffaele
http://www.archive.org/stream/lafinediunregnon01deceiala#page/n5/mode/2up
http://www.archive.org/stream/lafinediunregnon02deceiala#page/4/mode/2up
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Francesco II e Maria Sofia - Iconografia dei Borbone di Napoli, by Sergio Della Valle.
It's full of portraits, watercolor paintings, historical prints and photographs of the Bourbons of Napoli (not only Francesco II and Maria Sofia actually).
The book it's in Italian, I don't know if there is an English version of it.
(http://inlinethumb50.webshots.com/47409/2031697890101857556S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2031697890101857556tJblKz)
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Ferdinando II di Borbone - Il grande re, by Filippo Russo.
(http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/44132/2553875120101857556S600x600Q85.jpg) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2553875120101857556KKISAD)
Again, I don't know if it was translated in English too.
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What are good bookstores in Italy?Rome,Milan,Venice....maybe other cities used or new
Thank you
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Perhaps Feltrinelli's bookstores, they are quite everywhere in Italy.
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Hi Gleb
Thank you!!
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Perhaps Feltrinelli's bookstores, they are quite everywhere in Italy.
Just went to 2 of them in Rome and they didn't have any
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Perhaps Feltrinelli's bookstores, they are quite everywhere in Italy.
Just went to 2 of them in Rome and they didn't have any
I am sorry, it surprises me, but I confess I don't know personally those bookstores in Rome, in any case in Italy there is no interest for the past Royal Families, so it is almost natural you did not find anything
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Don't forget to mention this book: Vita di corte in Casa Savoia, written by HRH Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia and Stefano Papi.
This is a very, very good book if you like to know more about the court life in the reign of the kings Umberto I, Victor Emmanuel III and Umberto II.
Recently, I bought this book and I am very positive about it, although I don't read Italian! There are a lot of photos in it, black and white and also in colour. The chapters are about the three queens in this period: Queen Margherita, Queen Elena and Queen Marie José. There are photos in it of palace interiors, menu cards, music programmes, rare photos of the Queens, photos of court dresses and photos of the wedding of Princess Marie José and Prince Umberto. A very interesting book!
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Don't forget to mention this book: Vita di corte in Casa Savoia, written by HRH Princess Maria Gabriella di Savoia and Stefano Papi.
This is a very, very good book if you like to know more about the court life in the reign of the kings Umberto I, Victor Emmanuel III and Umberto II.
Recently, I bought this book and I am very positive about it, although I don't read Italian! There are a lot of photos in it, black and white and also in colour. The chapters are about the three queens in this period: Queen Margherita, Queen Elena and Queen Marie José. There are photos in it of palace interiors, menu cards, music programmes, rare photos of the Queens, photos of court dresses and photos of the wedding of Princess Marie José and Prince Umberto. A very interesting book!
Hi Luc
Yes it is a great book there is also another one By Princess Maria Gabriella and Stefano Papi :Jewellery of the House of Savoy (in English) ISBN 9788837052409
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The Italian official history of WW I is online at www.eserito.difesa.it/storia/gr...15-18 in Italian only.
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A full-length biography of Helene of France, Duchess of Aosta (1871-1951), by Edward Hanson (published by Fonthill Media, 2017), based upon previously unpublished archival sources. Although there were some diplomatic rumours suggesting her as a bride for Nicholas Alexandrovich and a mention in his diary that his mother dropped "several hints" about Helene, there is little likelihood that either Nicholas or Helene ever seriously considered marriage with each other as a possibility.
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Italian Aces of World War I and their aircraft" by Roberto Gentili, Antonio Iozzi and Paolo Varriale is the book on Italian aces of WW I. King VE3 and other royals make occational apprences.
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A preview of the kindle version in available on amazon. The biography seems to be very interesting.
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The book "The War in Italy 1943-1945" by Richard Lamb deals with this period from an Italian point of view.