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| − | '''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]].<ref>[[http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/rz/victorem.htm Victor Emmanuel II]]</ref> |
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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.[1]