The Prince of VeniceThe Princess of Venice The Dowager Princess of Naples Princess Silvia, Dowager Duchess of Aosta (born Silvia Ottavia Costanza Maria Paternò di Spedalotto on 31 December 1953), is an Italian noblewoman who is the widow of Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta.

Silvia was born on 31 December 1953 to Vincenzo Paternò di Spedalotto, 6th Marchese di Regiovanni, and his wife Rosanna Bellardo e Ferraris, becoming a daughter of a noble family of Palermo.

The diploma allowed her to serve as an Italian Red Cross (CRI) volunteer nurse.

She would serve on various humanitarian missions in Kenya, Iraq, and Romania, the last of which earned her a Bronze medal of merit from the CRI.

[5][6] She also serves as the honorary president of the ethical movement for the international defense of the crucifix (MEDIC).