Kingdom of Italy

Kingdom of Italy was a state in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 1861 to 1946 CE, about 85 years. Its people spoke Latin and Romance languages (Latin, Italic, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian).

Proclaimed in 1861 and completed with the capture of Rome in 1870, it fought on the winning side in the First World War. A referendum abolished the monarchy in 1946.

See Kingdom of Italy on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1861 to 1946 CE

Duration

85 years

Type

State

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Latin and Romance

Capital

Turin, Florence, then Rome

Came from

• Duchy and Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1532 to 1859 CE
• Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1816 to 1861 CE
• Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont-Sardinia) 1720 to 1861 CE

Became

• Italian Republic 1946 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1939 Second World War begins

Neighbours in Europe

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Zulu Kingdom 1816 to 1897 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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