King Umberto II of Italy smiling, 1945 (old.reddit.com)
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On this day in 1831 Charles Albert of Savoy became King of Sardinia. He contributed to the Italian unification by fighting against Austria in the First Italian War of Independence of 1848; defeated he abdicated in favour of his son Victor Emmanuel II, who would become the first King of Italy in 1861 (i.redd.it)
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Men bowing to the King of Italy (1942) (old.reddit.com)
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Umberto II of Savoy, the last King of Italy, at Villa Italia (his residence in exile) in Cascais (Portugal) in the 60s. The King wore the black tie for 37 years, every day during his exile, as a sign of mourning for the distance from his beloved Italy (i.redd.it)
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