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Victor Emmanuel III

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Victor Emmanuel III 1869-1947.
Italian king (1900-1946). He appointed Benito Mussolini prime minister in 1922 and did little to stop Italy's decline into a fascist state. He abdicated in 1946, and the monarchy was formally abolished in 1947.

Victor Emmanuel III
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(Biographies / Victor Emmanuel III (1869-1947) M, Italian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1869-1947, last king of Italy (1900-46): dominated after 1922 by Mussolini, whom he appointed as premier; abdicated


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The son of King Umberto II, Victor Emmanuel of Savoy made an official return to Italy in March 2003, after 56 years of exile imposed on the family of his grandfather King Victor Emmanuel III, who ruled from 1900 to 1946 and died in 1947, for its support of the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini.
1946: Victor Emmanuel III, King of Italy, abdicated.
1929: The first Italian parliament made up exclusively of Fascists led by Benito Mussolini was opened by Victor Emmanuel III.
 
 
 
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