Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi of Savoy, Duke of Aosta and his first wife Donna Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo della Cisterna. Prince Luigi Amedeo was a grandson of King Vittorio Emanuele II of Italy. He was born during his father's brief reign as King Amadeo of Spain. His siblings are Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Prince Vittorio Emanuele, and Prince Umberto. Shortly after his birth his father, who had reigned in Spain since 1870, abdicated and returned to Italy in 1873. Prince Luigi Amedeo was a member of the House of Savoy, well known in Europe since the 12th century. His uncle became King Umberto I of
Parties in the European Council between May and December 2004 council, in accordance with the system of Qualified Majority Voting. – Transitional QMV system with 124 total votes and a qualified majority of 88 (70.97%), in use until 1 November 2004. <br> – Final EU-25 QMV system with 321 total votes and a qualified majority of 232 (72.27%). DIKO's MEP joined the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament, but the party is not formally attached to any pan-European organization. Parties in the European Council between May and December 2004 On the 1 May 2004 ten new member states joined the European Union. This article