| − | '''Victor Emmanuel II''', (1820 - 1878) was the first king of a united [[Italy]] and the final king of the Italian city-state Piedmont-Sardinia. He inherited the throne from his father, King Charles Albert, after the latter suffered several humiliating defeats against the Austro-Hungarian empire. | + | '''Victor Emmanuel II''', (1820 - 1878) was the first king of a united [[Italy]] and the final king of the Italian city-state Piedmont-Sardinia. He inherited the throne from his father, King Charles Albert, after the latter suffered several humiliating defeats against the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. |