Giovanni Giolitti
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Giovanni Giolitti was an Italian statesman who was the prime minister of Italy five times between 1892 and 1921. He is the longest-serving democratically elected prime minister in Italian history, and
Official portrait, 1920
Giolitti's house in Mondovì
Giolitti during the first years of his political career
Cartoon in the satirical magazine L'Asino (The Donkey) in June 1893, with Giolitti and Tanlongo. "Savings and loans: the coup succeeded."
Victor Emmanuel III
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Victor Emmanuel III was King of Italy from 29 July 1900 until his abdication on 9 May 1946. A member of the House of Savoy, he also reigned as Emperor of Ethiopia from 1936 to 1941 and King of the Alb
Giovanni Giolitti
…critics accused Giolitti of being the de facto prime minister due to Zanardelli's age. On 3 November 1903, Giolitti was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III and formed the second Giolitti government. During his second term as head of the government onwards, Giolitti courted the left and labour unions with…
Formal portrait, 1919
Victor Emmanuel as Prince of Naples with his father King Umberto I, 1893
Poster produced during the First World War depicting an illustration of Victor Emmanuel III.
King Victor Emmanuel III (right) with King Albert I of the Belgians (left). This photograph shows Victor Emmanuel's small physical stature.