1. Kings Of Italy Timeline

After unification, the monarchy lasted for less than ninety years and gave way to a republic in Italy. Learn more about the Italian rulers of recent times. The monarchy was superseded by the Italian Republic, after a constitutional referendum was held on 2 June 1946, after World War II. The Italian monarchy formally ended on 12 June of that year, and Umberto II left the country.

Kings Of Italy Timeline

King of Italy (: Rex Italiae;: Re d'Italia) was the title given to the ruler of the after the fall of the. The first to take the title was, a 'barbarian' military leader, in the late 5th century, followed by the up to the mid-6th century. With the conquest of Italy in the 8th century, the assumed the title, which was maintained by subsequent throughout the Middle Ages. The last Emperor to claim the title was in the 16th century. During this period, the holders of the title were crowned with the. A was restored from 1805 to 1814 with as its only king, centered in Northern Italy. It was not until the in the 1860s that a Kingdom of Italy covering the entire peninsula was restored.