Emanuel - Helena. Principality of Aosta. The future Polish royal couple. [1914/1918]

Format:17x24cm.

Leaflet promoting the candidacy of Emanuel and Helena for the Polish throne: "The moment of realization of the demands and ideals of the Polish people is approaching. An independent, united Poland with access to the sea will rise and our banners will fly over Poznan, Gdansk, Warsaw, Vilna, Krakow and Lvov. A new anointed king will sit on the Polish throne, developing the Piast and Jagiellonian traditions. The Polish king must come from a country whose interests must not conflict with those of Poland. It is known to all that the essential aspiration of the Germanic race is to wipe out the Polish element from the face of the earth; therefore, the Polish people will not accept any German candidate, whether Hohenzollern, Habsburg or any vassal of the Central States. The coalition, that is, the whole civilized world, vouching for our independence, wishes to introduce to the Polish throne Emmanuel Duke of Aosta, the cousin brother of the Italian king."

Victor Emmanuel III [1869-1947] - Italian king, Emperor of Ethiopia, King of Albania. He was born on November 11, 1869 in Naples as the son of Humberto and Margaret of Savoy. His grandfather was King Victor Emmanuel II. Victor Emmanuel descended from the Savoy dynasty, which had ruled the united Kingdom of Italy since 1861. Humbert made a name for himself as an able military officer, and was recognized among the Italian people for his social commitment during the natural disasters that haunted the country. On October 24, 1896, he married Helena Petrović-Niegosz, Princess of Montenegro, daughter of King Nicholas I. As queen of Italy, she remained in her husband's shadow. She became popular among the people of Italy because of her involvement in charity work.