Italian American Herald - April 2020

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is delivering medical relief in Italy, one of the hardest-hit nations.
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The Pantheon in Rome is the final resting place of Italy’s first two kings, Vittorio Emanuele II and Umberto I.
The Royal House of Savoy: Where are they now?
Public sentiment in Italy tilted away from the monarchy after World War II
By Jeanne Outlaw-Cannavo
On April 25, Italy will once again commemorate Liberation Day. The national holiday in Italy marks the fall of Benito Mussolini’s Italian Social Republic and the end of the Nazi occupation in Italy in 1945,
toward the end of the Second World War. It also marks the beginning of the end of the Kingdom of Italy. The Kingdom of Italy was established in 1861 when the kingdoms of Sardinia and the Two Sicilies, made up of the former kingdoms of Sicily and Naples, were united into one new kingdom. Ruled by the
House of Savoy, the Kingdom of Italy ceased to exist in 1946 when the country abolished the monarchy and became a republic.
During the monarchy, Italy had four kings; Vittorio Emanuele II, March 17, 1861-Jan.
9, 1878; Umberto I, Jan. 9, 1878-July
29, 1900; Vittorio Emanuele III, July 29,
1900-May 9, 1946; and Umberto II, May 9, 1946-June 12, 1946. Today, 74 years after this momentous change, many may wonder what became of the remains of the Italian royal family and their descendants.
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