An institutional referendum was held by universal suffrage in the Kingdom of Italy on 2 June 1946, a key event of contemporary Italian history. Until 1946, Italy was a kingdom ruled by the House of Sa
Ballot used in the referendum
Giuseppe Mazzini. His thoughts influenced many politicians of a later period, among them Woodrow Wilson, David Lloyd George, Mahatma Gandhi, Golda Meir and Jawaharlal Nehru.
Carlo Cattaneo
Felice Cavallotti
Umberto II of Italy
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Umberto II 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. Due
1946 Italian institutional referendum
…of the republic and 10,719,284 citizens in favor of the monarchy. The event is commemorated annually by the Festa della Repubblica. The former King Umberto II voluntarily left the country on 13 June 1946, headed for Cascais, in southern Portugal, without even waiting for the results to be defined and the…
Umberto, then the Prince of Piedmont, in 1944
Photo of Umberto, Prince of Piedmont, prior to the First World War
Prince Umberto during his visit to Chile, in 1924
Portrait by Philip de László, 1928