<P> The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian : Regno d'Italia ) was a state which existed from 1861 -- when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy -- until 1946 -- when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic . The state was founded as a result of the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia , which can be considered its legal predecessor state . </P>
<P> The Kingdom of Italy ( Italian : Regno d'Italia ) was a state which existed from 1861 -- when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy -- until 1946 -- when a constitutional referendum led civil discontent to abandon the monarchy and form the modern Italian Republic . The state was founded as a result of the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia , which can be considered its legal predecessor state . </P>
who was proclaimed the king of united italy
who was proclaimed the king of united italy
King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia
King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia