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First king of united Italy from 1861. He
became king of Sardinia on the abdication of
his father Charles Albert 1849. In 1855 he
allied Sardinia with France and the UK in the
Crimean War. In 1859 in alliance with the
French he defeated the Austrians and annexed
Lombardy. By 1860 most of Italy had come
under his rule, and in 1861 he was proclaimed
king of Italy. In 1870 he made Rome his
capital.