Victor emmanuel iii biography
Victor emmanuel iii biography
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Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy
By Stefano Marcuzzi
Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) and his family
King Victor Emmanuel III played a crucial role in Italy’s war effort.
In this photograph he and his family, Queen Elena of Montenegro and their son Umberto Prince of Piedmont, pose amongst the rubble of a shelled town.
Brooks, Ernest (Lieutenant), 1918, Italian Front.
IWM (Q 26747), http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205268157.
Savoy, Victor Emmanuel Ferdinando Maria Gennaro
(Savoia)
Italian monarch
Born 11 November 1869 in Naples, Italy
Died 28 December 1947 in Alexandria, Egypt
Summary
Victor Emmanuel III played an important, if often overlooked part in Italy’s decision to intervene in World War I on the side of the Entente.During the war, he managed to solve two political crises and to defend Italy’s position within the Entente after the Caporetto disaster.
Youth and Education
Victor Emmanuel (1869-1947) was the only child of Umberto I, Ki