Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Victor Emmanuel II (Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was king of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861. On that date, he took the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century. He held that title until his death in 1878. The Italians called him "Father of the Homeland" ().

Victor Emmanuel was born at the Palazzo Carignano in Turin. He was born the heir to the title of Prince of Carignano, which was one of the most senior members of the Sardinian royal court behind the monarch himself. He became ruler of the Kingdom of Sardinia when his father abdicated.

Titles and styles
14 March 1820 - 23 March 1849: His Highness Prince Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy
23 March 1849 – 17 March 1861: His Majesty The King of Sardinia
17 March 1861 – 9 January 1878: His Majesty The King of Italy

Category:1820 births
Category:People from Turin
Category:Kings and Queens of Sardinia
Category:Princes and Princesses of Savoy
Category:1878 deaths
Category:Kings and Queens of Italy