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Charles Albert

British  

noun

  1. 1798–1849, king of Sardinia-Piedmont (1831–49) during the Risorgimento: abdicated after the failure of his revolt against Austria

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As “Spare” describes in truly disturbing detail, Prince Henry Charles Albert David was born to be press fodder.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2023

It was only in 1848 that King Charles Albert of Savoy, who ruled over the region where the Waldensians settled, granted them civil and political rights shortly before conceding the same rights to Italy’s Jews.

From New York Times • Dec. 18, 2020

Charles Albert Sanna was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 9, 1917.

From Washington Post • Apr. 3, 2019

However, King Charles Albert of Sardinia granted the Waldensians full legal and political rights in 1848.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2018

On the 23rd of March the Piedmontese were totally defeated at Novara, a disaster which was followed immediately by the abdication of Charles Albert in favour of his son Victor Emmanuel II.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various