History 2145A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Shots Fired, Victor Emmanuel Ii Of Italy, Victor Emmanuel Iii Of Italy
28 Apr 2012
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King victor emmanuel ii (1849-1878: ineffective, quiet, started off as king of the north of italy (no interest in the. South: he was the one who garibaldi presented the south to, in 1861 the king insisted that the vatican become a part of italy. Thus, he is credited with unifying italy including the pope. King umberto (1878-1900: a weak ruler, an ineffective king (far worse than emmanuel), if he hadn"t had a good prime minister (crispi), umberto would have fallen apart again. Was taught by his father that he was going to be a famous revolutionary like one in. Youth: a loner, couldn"t keep friends, and didn"t exactly want them, violent in early school days and starts riots, not particularly intelligent. His parents were afraid that he would never speak (6 years old when he starts to speak): deep roman catholic; very devout.
