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Umberto II ( Italian: Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria di Savoia; 15 September 1904 – 18 March 1983) was the last King of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for 34 days, from 9 May 1946 until his formal deposition on 12 June 1946, although he had been the de facto head of state since 1944.
Umberto II (born Sept. 15, 1904, Racconigi, Italy—died March 18, 1983, Geneva, Switz.) was a prince of Savoy and briefly king of Italy in 1946 until he was forced to abdicate after a republican form of government was approved in a general referendum.
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Umberto II, full name Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria di Savoia (15 September 1904 – 18 March 1983), was the last King of Italy. He reigned for 34 days, [1] from 9 May 1946 to 12 June 1946, although he had been de facto head of state since 1944 and was nicknamed the May King ( Italian: Re di Maggio ).
Mar 19, 1983 · Umberto II, Italy's May King of 1946 whose throne was voted out from under him when he succeeded his banished father, died yesterday in a Geneva hospital after a long illness without...
Umberto II was the last king of Italy and the House of Savoy, reigning for only 34 days in 1946. He was a military leader, a homosexual, and a reluctant monarch who abdicated after a referendum.
May 21, 2024 · Learn about the life and reign of Umberto II, the last king of Italy, who ruled for only 34 days before the republican referendum in 1946. Explore his role in World War II, his marriage, his exile, and his legacy.
Umberto II, King of Italy (1904–1983) has the distinction of being the last king of Italy, reigning for 34 days in 1946 before being deposed in a popular referendum abolishing the Italian monarchy. He remains known within Italy as the Re di Maggio, or “May King,” because most of his reign fell within the single month of May.
