The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-07
VICTOR EMMANUEL.
sketch OF the IIfo and HriEn OF the Dras
Mas at Italy Ills Successor.

sketch OF the Lite and hUisn OF the Dead
kiHE aI Italy- Ills Successor.
Vittorio Emmauuele Maria Alberto
Eurruia Frriinandu Tommaso, better
known as Victor Emmanuel H., king of
ltdy, was born ia Turin, March Ia,
1920 and was the oldest ron Of Carlo
Alberto. Of Sardinia and Theresa,
daughter If the Grand Duke Ferdinand,
II TUSCANY. He received his early edu-
cation FROM the Jesults, In 1912. being
then Duke ~ Savoy, he married the
Archduchess Adelaide, ut Austria, and
six wears later took the field with his
father IN the war against his Wlfe's kin
drel At the battle of GuitD he Was
wounded, and at Noyara won great ad-
miration hy his gallantry. The latter
battle resulted disastrously 20 the
Italians and Charles Albert. believing
that his sons matrimonial alliance
would be of service in treating with the
conuuertng general, abdicaied the
throne. Victor Emmanuel surrounded
himself at the beginning of his reign
with aide ministers, including CaYour
and ID 'Azeglio, who gave him aid in his
diplomatic negotiations with other
soverrigns and IN quelhng the spirit Of
insurrrction that had begun 10 show
itself at home. He began his reign
under the most unfavurable auspices.
lie had Ia overcome the consequences
Of "A disastrous war with Austria, 20 sub
due faction, ani Ia preserve the consu-
tuition, 10 Auuul which, il was said,
Austria attempted 10 nllbr him with the
offer OF Parma. by which his troops
became the comrades ~ the allied
armies in the Crimca The same year
he paid a visit % the British court, and
received All enthusiastic reception from
the English people. His daughter,
the Princess Clothilde, WAS given ia
marriage 20 Prince Napoleon. cousin of
the late Emperor Of the French. In
1859, after a series of sBnguinary battles
with Austria, IN which the Austrians
were defeated 10y the allied French and
Sandman troops, Austrian power was
driven from Lombariy. which state
was annexed 10 the Sandman crown
He concluded with England treaty of
commerce., and obtained "A treaty of
peace from Austria upon comparatively
easy terms.
In 1855 his monarchy acquired add
tionAl consideration through the cuuvcn-
tion signed with England aud France,
and other important states 81 the
Italian peninsula voted Tor their annex
alton % the rest Of Italy which acknovl-
edged the rule of the SariluiAu monarch.
After the annexation ui these provinces
to his crown, Victor Emmanuel assumed
the title 81 King OF Italy. In lS66.
after the " Seven weeks war, Venice WIS
aided to the Italian dumlniuus, and IN
1870 the Papal States were incurpor-
atel IN his domluiOus, thus bringing
about that unihcatiun ui Italy, for
which he Italians had long struggled
FOR, and which We see TODAY. In 1871
Victor Emmanuel novel his capital
IRON Florence 10 Rome, and took up
his residence in the Iuumial palace,
The kings first wife dying in 1855 he
afterwards contracted murgAuatc
marriage with Rosa Vercellana, whom
he made Countess of Mimhore
The reign Of Victor Emmanuel WAS
very eveutful. He possessed stubborn,
IRON viii, and was uuted Tor his personal
bravery. He was regarded as "a man uf
small mental capacity. however. He
had strong friends and equally strong
tncmics. He leaves two sons and two
daughters. His eldest son, Umhcrto,
Prince of Piedmont. is his successor
He WAS born in 1874. AMI is consequent
y thirty-three years oi age. He was
% majOr-gcneral IN the italian army, and
is regarded as man of independent
mind IL il thought. by persons who
know his purposes best. that any modi-
iication ui his fathers policy he may
make will be in the anti-clerical interest
Tie was married April -. 1868, 20
his cousin, Princess Mnrgar!ta, Of
Genoa.
Prince Amadeus. Victor Emmanuel's
second son. was King Of Spain from
December, 1870. till February, 1873,
aud is now living in retirement in Italy.
Pia, the second daughter, is tho present
Queen OF Portugal
Victor Emmanutls fatal illness as
sumed form NJ iirst which caused no
especial alarm as he Ind often suffered
similar attacks and rallied speedily
His extreme corpulency made him a
victim Of many disorders which men of
lesser habit escape. 1t was necessary
T. bleed him freely nj times, and his
fJndness for hunting aud other open
air sports were encouraged by his
physicians as a necessity Of his peculiar