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Victor Emmanuel III of Italy


 

Victor Emmanuel III of Italy ( 11 November, 186928 December, 1947 ), was the King of Italy ( 29 July, 19009 May, 1946 ), and claimed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia ( 1936 - 1943 ) and King of Albania (1939 - 1943). He was also mockingly nicknamed sciaboletta, or "little saber", allegedly because his short stature required his uniform to be equipped with a saber shorter than the ordinary.

Additional reading

:Denis Mack Smith, Italy and Its Monarchy (Yale University Press, 1989) (ISBN 0300051328)

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