April 12, 2024
Rare KING UMBERTO I of ITALY signed 5 months before his 1900 assassination w/COA
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LOW STARTING BID! NO RESERVE!INCLUDES CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY UMBERTO I (1844-1900 ) King of Italy, 1878-1900 Umberto, son of King Vittorio Emanuele II, received a severe and rigid military education, leaving him predisposed toward authoritarian and imperialist policies. In the war against Austria, he won great popularity by the leadership he showed in saving his troops at the Italian debacle at Custoza (June 1866). On April 22, 1868, he married his cousin Margherita Teresa Giovanna, princess of Savoy, who on November 11, 1869, gave birth to the future King Vittorio Emanuele III. Umberto ascended the throne on the death of his father, Januar y 9, 1878, adopting the style Umberto I (of Italy) rather than Umberto IV (of the house of Savoy, as his father had preferred to remain). There was a strong anti-monarchical opposition, but he allayed some suspicions by respecting the constitutional regime and attempting to reconcile various political and regional elements. However, he used the royal prerogative in foreign policy, approving the Triple Alliance (May 20, 1882) with Germany and Austria-Hungary and consolidating the pact in repeated visits to Berlin and Vienna. He also refused to let his governments reduce the money spent on armaments and encouraged colonial adventures in Africa, which ended in failure with the Italian defeat
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