Italian Rulers Flashcards

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Umberto I

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Son of Victor Emmanuel II. Survived attempted assassination in 1878. Shot and killed by Gaetano Bresci in 1900. He ruled from 1878-1900.

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Victor Emmanuel II

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Led the Third War of Italian Unification. King of Sardinia. First King of Unified Italy (1861 - 1878)

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Victor Emmanuel III

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King during both World Wars. Abdicated the throne in 1946. He ruled from 1900-1946

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Benito Mussolini

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Benito Mussolini ruled Italy during WWII, 1923 - 1945, even though Victor Emmanuel was still the official monarch.

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Umberto II

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Italy’s final king. He ruled for just a few weeks in 1946.

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