Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Royalty. Show all posts

10 January 2026

Victor Emmanuel I - King of Sardinia

The first Victor Emmanuel ruled only part of Italy Italian painter Luigi Bernero's portrait of Victor Emmanual I King Victor Emmanuel, ...

27 December 2025

King Francis II of the Two Sicilies

Last ruler of Naples wanted to help the poor Francis II ruled for the final year before unification Francis II, the last King of the Two Sic...

9 May 2023

Zita of Bourbon-Parma

The long life of the last Habsburg Empress A portrait of Zita taken in 1911, shortly before her marriage Zita of Bourbon-Parma, the last Emp...

26 April 2018

Maria de’ Medici - Queen of France

Medici daughter who married Henri IV Maria de' Medici became Queen of France with the death of her husband Maria de’ Medici, who...

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