King of Italy

King of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers after the fall of the Roman Empire.

Napoleonic era

During the Napoleonic period, a Kingdom of Italy was formed in Northern Italy.

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• Napoleon Bonaparte: 1805 - 1814 He was crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in the Cathedral of Milan, May 26, 1805. His son Napoleon II held the title "King of Rome," but there was no "Kingdom of Rome"; rather, the title was bestowed on him as heir to Napoleon's throne in emulation of the title "King of the Romans" in the Holy Roman Empire. Rome was not part of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy but of the Empire of France during the latter part of Napoleon's reign.