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Medallion of Amadeo I of Spain in the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca

Town Hall side, arch 4

Amadeo I of Spain

Cartouche

AMADEO I DE SABOYA

Sculptor
not recorded
Year
2005
Where it is
Town Hall side, arch 4

Who he was

1845–1890 King of Spain from 1870 to 1873

Amadeo I, also known as Amadeus, was an Italian prince who reigned as King of Spain from 1870 to 1873. The only king of Spain to come from the House of Savoy, he was the second son of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and was known for most of his life as the Duke of Aosta, the usual title for a second son in the Savoyard dynasty.

Opening paragraph from the Wikipedia article on Amadeo I of Spain, in the revision we consulted, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Birth and death dates come from Wikidata.

Photograph: Basilio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2012-08-31 · file page on Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and colour-matched to sit with the rest.