3. The Three Kings Of Italy Flashcards
1
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Name the three kings of Italy
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- Victor Emmanuel II
- King Umberto
- Emmanuel III
2
Q
Outline Victor Emmanuel II
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- symbol of Risorgimento
- responsible for Piedmontisation
- encouraged Crimean war
- did not take Title of Victor I of Italy, not suggesting full unification
3
Q
Outline Victor Emmanuel II relationship with the church
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- The excommunicated by the Pope
4
Q
Outline Umberto
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- signed the triple alliance
- aggressive expansionist foreign policy
- social tensions due to his congratulations of Milan Riot killings in 1898
- 1900 he was assassinated
5
Q
Outline Umberto relationship with the church
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- strained as he did not allow Rome to be part of the Vatican again
6
Q
Outline Emmanuel III
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- was told he could govern by reading and mounting a horse
- committed to the constitutional government
- only intervened 10 times during his reign
- he could appoint a PM
7
Q
Outline Emmanuel III relationship with the church
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- it was more civil than his predecessors