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Umberto II

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noun

  1. 1904–83, the last king of Italy (1946), following the abdication of his father Victor Emmanuel III: abdicated when a referendum supported the abolition of the monarchy

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The wall painting is located in a chapel dedicated to Italy's last king, Umberto II, and shows the cherub holding a map of Italy.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2026

In 2003, he married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, a daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and the ex-wife of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.

From Washington Post Aug. 18, 2018

And it’s exactly what owner Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, grandson of the late King Umberto II, the last king of Italy, had in mind when he decided to open a food truck in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2017

The last king, Umberto II, who was exiled in 1946, bequeathed it to Pope John Paul II at his death in 1983.

From New York Times May 3, 2010

In 1983 ex-King Umberto II bequeathed it to the late Pope John Paul.

From Reuters May 2, 2010

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