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Jun 11, 2024 · King Umberto II of Italy, 1904-1983 Italy’s last King was the subject of homophobic reporting in the Italian press. He was outed in 1943 as the Facist government sought to ‘discredit’ him as ruler and was unhappily married to Queen Marie-José of Belgium, with whom he had four children.
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1 day ago · The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 2 June 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic. The state resulted from a decades-long process ...
Jun 29, 2024 · Umberto took on the regency of Italy in 1944 but his father refused to abdicate in his favour. ... Queen of Italy. King Umberto II and Queen Marie-Jose set about trying to save the monarchy they ...
Jun 21, 2024 · Born on February 12, 1937, in Naples as the sole successor of then-future King of Italy Umberto II and Princess Marie-José of Belgium, Vittorio is a full-blooded royal in every sense of the term. However, he was forced into eviction at the age of 9 when the 1946 Italian institutional referendum abolished the monarchy following World War II ...
4 days ago · Revisionism of Risorgimento produced a clear radicalization of Italy in the mid-20th century, following the fall of the Savoy monarchy and fascism during World War II. Reviews of the historical facts concerning Italian unification's successes and failures continue to be undertaken by domestic and foreign academic authors, including Denis Mack ...
Jun 20, 2024 · Umberto II, whose full name is Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria di Savoia, was the last King of Italy. He reigned for a very short period from May 9, 1946, to June 12, 1946. However, he had been the de facto head of state since 1944.
Jun 27, 2024 · Until 1945, Italy was a dictatorship, although it also had a royal family until 1946. Following the conclusion of World War II, Italy had a referendum to become a republic, and King Umberto II, who only took to the throne on 9 May 1946, was forced to give up his royal title on 12 June the same year.
