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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 Victor Emmanuel I. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Victor Emmanuel I. Show all posts

2 September 2018

Marie Josephine of Savoy

Italian noblewoman who became titular Queen of France Detail from a portrait of Marie Josephine by the French royal portraitist Jean-M...

24 May 2017

Charles Emmanuel IV – King of Sardinia

Monarch who was descended from Charles I of England Court painter Domenico Duprà's portrait of Charles Emmanuel IV Charles E...

9 January 2017

Victor Emmanuel II dies

Christian burial for the King excommunicated by the Pope Victor Emmanuel II: a portrait from 1860 Victor Emmanuel II, the first King...

24 July 2016

Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia

The first king to be called Victor Emmanuel King Victor Emmanuel I The King of Sardinia between 1802 and 1821, Victor Emmanuel I was ...

13 July 2016

The founding of the Carabinieri

Italy’s stylish ‘First Force’ Carabinieri officers still wear elaborate dress uniform The Carabinieri Corps was created on this day...

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