The Little King (1979)
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King Umberto II as himself
Episodes 3
The Terrible Cousins
Who was Victor Emmanuel III of Savoy? An analysis of the life of the future king of Italy, from his unhappy childhood to his marriage to Elena of Montenegro, to the early years of the 20th century.
Read MoreWar and Feelings
Victor Emmanuel III ascended the throne in 1900, marking a different way of reigning from his father Umberto I: a reign as peaceful as it was unwanted. A king with a strong solitary vocation, he nevertheless unilaterally led the country into the First World War on the side of the Entente.
Read MoreThe End of a Reign
Throughout the 1930s, Victor Emmanuel III and the monarchy became more and more marginalised in relation to Mussolini's power until the outbreak of the Second World War. Then the military defeats, the armistice and the flight to the South. Finally, the abdication in 1946.
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