Victor Emannuele II in power in Italy (jan 1, 1849 – jan 9, 1878)
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King of Piedmont, Savoy, and Sardinia. Eventually became first king of a united Italy. Led the north in Italian unification and united with Garibaldi's south in 1861. Drove the pope into the Vatican city, and eventually made Rome the capital of Italy.
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