Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (born 1820)

Victor Emmanuel II

King of Sardinia (1849–1861) and King of Italy (1861–1878)

Victor Emmanuel II was King of Sardinia from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878. Borrowing from the old Latin title…