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
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.
Zog I
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Zog I was an Albanian statesman and aristocrat who served as the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister, then as president, and final
Victor Emmanuel III
…Albanians had been assumed by Victor Emmanuel in 1939 when Italian forces invaded the nearly defenceless monarchy across the Adriatic Sea and caused King Zog I to flee. In 1941, while in Tirana, the King escaped an assassination attempt by the 18-year-old Albanian patriot Vasil Laçi. Later, this attempt was…
Zog I in 1939
Royal sword commemorating the marriage of King Zog I
Ahmed Zogu
100-franc banknote of Zog's reign