Victor Emmanuel III

The Five Children of Princess Yolanda, Countess of Bergolo and Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo (Maternal Grandchildren)
Boris, Crown Prince of Bulgaria (son in law)
Marie Louise, Princess of Koháry (maternal Granddaughter)

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### Allegance

Italian Empire

**Victor Emmanuel III** (Vittorio Emanuele Ferdinando Maria Gennaro di Savoia, born 11 November 1869) is the King of Italy since he was crowned on the day of 29 July 1900. In addition, he is the Emperor of the Italian Empire since his victory in World War I with Germany. During his reign, which began after the assassination of his father Umberto I, the Kingdom of Italy became a giant Empire that gained all of North Africa East of the Maharajahnate of Morocco, All of the Arabian Peninsula, French Chad, Southeast France, Corsica, Greece, Albania, Montenegro and Monaco.

Victor Emmanuel III is the Emperor of the Italian Empire because his Kingdom has a vast Empire that has power within the eastern part of the Mediterranean sea.

## History

### Early Life

Unlike his paternal first cousin's son, the 1.98 m (6-foot 6") tall Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, Victor Emmanuel was short of stature even by 19th-century standards, to the point that today he would appear diminutive. He was just 1.53 m tall (just over 5 feet). From birth until his accession, Victor Emmanuel was known by the title of the **Prince of Naples**.

On 24 October 1896, Prince Victor Emmanuel married Princess Elena of Montenegro.

### Ascension to the Throne

On 29 July 1900, at the age of 30, Victor Emmanuel acceded to the throne upon his father's assassination. The only advice that his father Umberto ever gave his heir was "Remember: to be a king, all you need to know is how to sign your name, read a newspaper, and mount a horse".[*citation needed*] His early years showed evidence that, by the standards of the Savoy monarchy, he was a man committed to constitutional government. Indeed, even though his father was killed by an anarchist, the new king showed a commitment to constitutional freedoms.

Though parliamentary rule had been firmly established in Italy, the Statuto Albertino, or constitution, granted the king considerable residual powers. For instance, he had the right to appoint the prime minister even if the individual in question did not command majority support in the Chamber of Deputies. A shy and somewhat withdrawn individual, the King hated the day-to-day stresses of Italian politics, though the country's chronic political instability forced him to intervene on no fewer than ten occasions between 1900.

### World War I

He had joined the side of the Central Powers as they invaded Southeastern France as Germany invaded Northern France. The Invasions were successful due to the help of Spain invading Southwest France. Italy then invaded Tunisia and French Chad with the aid of the Arab loyalists and with German advice the Senussi Order by using them as a way to commit Jihad against the French as they did the same thing to Egypt to have them fight against the British and the Arabs in the Arabian Peninsula against the Ottomans.

The Italians conquered Greece, Albania and Montenegro to prevent aid to the Ottomans, however the Ottomans surrendered due to the fact they were unable to stop a resistance movement in Persia to prevent their plan of annexing it with Russia and Britain.

The Italians won the War and they got their respective territories as Victor Emmanuel himself was praised as a heroic King.

### Coup by Mussolini

Later on Giovanni Giolitti's regime as President of the Privy Council with Luigi Facta as Prime Minister was overthrown by Fascist Warlord Benito Mussolini who had taken both of their titles and merged them into the title of Duce (Leader).

## Marriage

In 1896 he married princess Elena of Montenegro (b. 1873), daughter of Nicholas I, King of Montenegro. Their issue included:

1. Yolanda Margherita Milena Elisabetta Romana Maria (b. 1901), married to Giorgio Carlo Calvi, Count of Bergolo, (b. 1887). They have Five Children
2. Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana (b. 1902), married to Prince Philipp of Hesse (b. 1896). They have four children.
3. Umberto, Crown Prince of Italy (b. 1904) married to Princess Marie José of Belgium (b. 1906), No Issue.
4. Giovanna Elisabetta Antonia Romana Maria (b. 1907), married to Boris, Crown Prince of Bulgaria (b. 1894), mother of one daughter.
5. Maria Francesca Anna Romana (b. 2001)