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The first to take the title was Odoacer, a barbarian military leader, in the late 5th century, followed by the Ostrogothic kings up to the mid-6th century. With the Frankish conquest of Italy in the 8th century, the Carolingians assumed the title, which was maintained by subsequent Holy Roman Emperors throughout the Middle Ages.
After the death of Charles III the Fat in 887, Italy fell into instability and a number of kings attempted to establish themselves as independent Italian monarchs. During this period, known as the Feudal Anarchy (888–962), the title Rex Italicorum ("King of the Italians" or "King of the Italics") was introduced.
Rulers of Tuscany; Rulers of Milan; Counts and kings of Sicily; Kings of Naples; Dukes of Savoy, kings of Sardinia, and kings of Italy from 1861; Doges of Venice; Dukes of Parma; Dukes of Modena; Dukes of Amalfi; Counts and dukes of Apulia and Calabria; Chancellor of Florence; Counts of Aversa; Dukes and princes of Benevento; Gastalds and ...
King of Italy (Italian: Re d'Italia; Latin: Rex Italiae) was the title given to the ruler of the Kingdom of Italy after the fall of the Western Roman Empire. The first to take the title was Odoacer , a barbarian warlord, in the late 5th century, followed by the Ostrogothic kings up to the mid-6th century.
After the abolition of the Kingdom of Italy in 1946 and the proclamation of the Italian Republic, the office was established by Articles 92 through 96 of the Constitution of Italy. Alcide De Gasperi is the only prime minister who has held this position both in the Kingdom of Italy and in the Republic of Italy.
Italian feudal ruler and militant noblewoman Matilda of Tuscany is born. 1053: 18 June: The Normans, led by the Count of Apulia, Humphrey of Hauteville defeat a Swabian-Italian-Lombard army organized by Pope Leo IX and led on the battlefield by Gerard, Duke of Lorraine and Rudolf, Prince of Benevento at the Battle of Civitate. The Norman ...
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (House of Savoy). The Italian nobility (Italian: Nobiltà italiana) comprised individuals and their families of the Italian Peninsula, and the islands linked with it, recognized by the sovereigns of the Italian city-states since the Middle Ages, and by the kings of Italy after the unification of the region into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy.
Pages in category "Italian monarchs" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Berengar I of Italy; G.