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Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia (also known as Piedmont-Sardinia) from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Victor Emmanuel II (born March 14, 1820, Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia—died January 9, 1878, Rome, Italy) was the king of Sardinia–Piedmont who became the first king of a united Italy. Brought up in the court of his father, Charles Albert, and given a conventional monarchical education emphasizing religious and military training, he ...
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Victor Emmanuel II of Italy was a King of Sardinia-Piedmont who played a major role in Risorgimento, the Italian unification movement, and became the first King of unified Italy since the 6th century. He inherited the throne, as well as a strong sense of Italian nationalism, from his father King Charles Albert, who unfortunately faced defeat in ...
The Kingdom of Sardinia, also referred to as the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont or Piedmont-Sardinia as a composite state during the Savoyard period, was a country in Southern Europe from the late 13th until the mid-19th century.
Oct 25, 2016 · Vittorio Emanuele II is an influential figure in Italian history, becoming the first King of a united Italy since the sixth century. The eldest son of Charles Albert (the Prince of Carignano) and Maria Theresa of Austria, Vittorio already had involvement in the first of the Italian War of Independence.
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Nov 23, 2022 · During the Risorgimento(movement for Italian independence), Piedmont led the attempts of 1848, 1859, and 1866 to unite all of Italy, and Victor Emmanuel II, originally king of Piedmont and Sardinia, became modern Italy’s first king in 1861. The Alpine arc of Piedmont plays a vital part in the power production of the region and of northern ...
The first king was Victor Emmanuel II, who kept his old title. National and regional officials were all appointed by Piedmont. A few regional leaders succeeded to high positions in the new national government, but the top bureaucratic and military officials were mostly Piedmontese.
