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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]].<ref>[http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/rz/victorem.htm Victor Emmanuel II]</ref> | + | '''Victor Emmanuel II''', (1820 - 1878) was the first king of a united [[Italy]] and the final king of the Italian city-state [[Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont|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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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:03, September 9, 2011
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]