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3 days ago · Charles Albert abdicated in favour of his son, Victor Emmanuel II, and Piedmontese ambitions to unite Italy or conquer Lombardy were, for the moment, brought to an end. The war ended with a treaty signed on 9 August.
3 days 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.
2 days ago · King Victor Emmanuel III and his family, with Marshal Badoglio, General Mario Roatta, and others, abandoned Rome on 9 September. General Caroni, who was tasked with defending Rome, was given duplicitous orders to have his troops abandon Rome (something he did not want to do), and essentially to provide rear guard protection to the King and his ...
5 days ago · Passed in 1860 to the Crown of Italy and inhabited in the years when Florence was the capital of Italy (1865-1871) by Victor Emmanuel II, Pitti Palace was donated in 1919 by Victor Emmanuel III to the Italian State, together with the square and the Boboli Gardens.
23 hours ago · Nestled in the heart of Rome, the Monument to Victor Emmanuel II stands as a testament to Italy‘s rich history and the unwavering spirit of its people. As a historian, I have always been fascinated by the stories etched in the marble of this iconic landmark, a symbol of Italian unity and the legacy of its first king.
5 days ago · After the final expulsion of the grand dukes from Florence in 1859 and its annexation to the Kingdom of Italy, Florence was the capital of the kingdom from 1865 to 1871, and Victor Emmanuel II came to the Pitti Palace to settle, preferring these very rooms as his private residence.
23 hours ago · Inside, in an eclectic baroco-neoclassical style typical of city buildings of the period and very Milanese in its style, there are statues by the sculptor Pietro Magni, allegories of the four continents in the lunettes around the heart of the building and on the floor, under the central octagon, the coat of arms of the House of Savoy of Victor Emmanuel II, the unifier of Italy.
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