Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was king of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861. On that date, he took the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century. He held that title until his death in 1878. The Italians called him "Father of the Homeland" (
| Vittorio Emanuele II | |||||
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 Victor Emmanuel II | |||||
| King of Italy | |||||
| 17 March 1861 – 9 January 1878 | |||||
| Predecessor | Napoleon (1814) | ||||
| Successor | Umberto I | ||||
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| King of Sardinia; Duke of Savoy | |||||
| 23 March 1849 – 17 March 1861 | |||||
| Predecessor | Charles Albert | ||||
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| Born | 14 March 1820 Palazzo Carignano, Turin, Piedmont-Sardinia | ||||
| Died | 9 January 1878 (aged 57) Quirinal Palace, Rome, Italy | ||||
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| House | Savoy | ||||
| Father | Charles Albert of Sardinia | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Austria | ||||
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Victor Emmanuel II Of Italy Media
Victor Emmanuel II in 1849
Portrait of Victor Emmanuel, with a battle in the background (1848)
Charles Albert of Sardinia, father of Victor Emmanuel II
Portrait of Victor Emmanuel II by Giuseppe Ugolino
Victor Emmanuel reviews the troops for the Crimean War.
Victor Emmanuel meets Giuseppe Garibaldi in Teano.
9 January 1878, Milan: Announcement of the death of Victor Emmanuel II, by Emilio Magistretti (1879)
Tomb of Victor Emmanuel II in the Pantheon
Monument to Victor Emmanuel II in Venice
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Italian: Padre della Patria).
Victor Emmanuel was born at the Palazzo Carignano in Turin. He was born the heir to the title of Prince of Carignano, which was one of the most senior members of the Sardinian royal court behind the monarch himself. He became ruler of the Kingdom of Sardinia when his father abdicated.
Titles and styles
- 14 March 1820 - 23 March 1849: His Highness Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
- 23 March 1849 – 17 March 1861: His Majesty The King of Sardinia
- 17 March 1861 – 9 January 1878: His Majesty The King of Italy