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  2. History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 2 June 1946, when civil discontent led to an institutional referendum to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic.

  3. 1946 Italian institutional referendum - Wikipedia

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    An institutional referendum (Italian: referendum istituzionale, or referendum sulla forma istituzionale dello Stato) [1] [2] [3] was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, [4] a key event of contemporary Italian history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Savoy, reigning since the unification of ...

  4. History of Italy - Wikipedia

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    Italy took the initiative in entering the war in spring 1915, despite strong popular and elite sentiment in favor of neutrality. Italy was a large, poor country whose political system was chaotic, its finances were heavily strained, and its army was very poorly prepared. [167] The Triple Alliance meant little either to Italians or Austrians.

  5. Kingdom of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia [ˈreɲɲo diˈtaːlja]) was a state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 10 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished, following civil discontent that led to an institutional referendum on 2 June 1946.

  6. Timeline of Italian history - Wikipedia

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    He is one of the Founding Fathers of the European Union and the first republican prime minister of Italy. 1946: 22 April: The Liberation Day is established. 2 June: Italians vote to abolish the monarchy and establish a new republic; King Umberto II, who succeeded his father Victor Emmanuel III on 9 May 1946, goes into exile. 10 June

  7. Monarchy of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The monarchy of Italy (Italian: Monarchia d'Italia) was the system of government in which a hereditary constitutional monarch was the sovereign of the Kingdom of Italy from 1861 to 1946. History [ edit ]

  8. History of the Italian Republic - Wikipedia

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    While a laborious administrative unification began, a first Italian parliament was elected and, on 17 March 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of Italy. [11] From 1861 to 1946, Italy was a constitutional monarchy founded on the Albertine Statute, named after the king who promulgated it in 1848, Charles Albert of Sardinia.

  9. Modern history of Italy - Wikipedia

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    The following articles cover the modern history of Italy: Italian unification (1815–1861) History of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Italian Fascism; Italian Colonial Empire; History of the Italian Republic (1945 to present) Years of Lead (Italy) (1969–1988) Berlusconi era (2001 to present)