Victor Emmanuel II
Americannoun
noun
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Initiated by these Italian nationalists who sought to eliminate Austrian control, the unification cause received powerful support from King Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia and his prime minister Count Camillo di Cavour.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
Revolutionary struggles culminated in Garibaldi’s declaring Victor Emmanuel II king of the unified kingdom of Italy in 1861.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
On March 17, 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed the first king of a united Italy.
From Washington Post • Mar. 17, 2011
When Victor Emmanuel II ousted Pope Pius IX as temporal ruler of Rome, most Italian scientists formed themselves into the independent group that thrives today as the National Academy of Lynxes.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was not suffered to meet death but rode away, pointing to his son Victor Emmanuel II as he left his army.
From Heroes of Modern Europe by Birkhead, Alice
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