<P> Victor Emmanuel II ( Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia ; 14 March 1820 -- 9 January 1878 ) was King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861 . At that point , he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century , a title he held until his death in 1878 . The Italians gave him the epithet of Father of the Fatherland ( Italian : Padre della Patria ) . </P>
<P> Victor Emmanuel II ( Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia ; 14 March 1820 -- 9 January 1878 ) was King of Sardinia from 1849 until 17 March 1861 . At that point , he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century , a title he held until his death in 1878 . The Italians gave him the epithet of Father of the Fatherland ( Italian : Padre della Patria ) . </P>
who was named king of italy in 1861
who was named king of italy in 1861
Victor Emmanuel II
Victor Emmanuel II