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After World War I, Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III in Paris was named after him in honour of Italy's alliance in that war, but the king's support of the Axis Powers led the road to be renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue in 1946 following the end of World War II.
He was quickly reduced to a figurehead or less by the Mussolini dictatorship, but in 1943, following disastrous Italian military reverses in World War II, capped by the Allied invasion of Sicily, Victor Emmanuel surprised the world by having Mussolini arrested and installing Marshal Pietro Badoglio as premier. The move failed to extricate Italy ...
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Victor Emmanuel III played an important, if often overlooked part in Italy’s decision to intervene in World War I on the side of the Entente. During the war, he managed to solve two political crises and to defend Italy’s position within the Entente after the Caporetto disaster.
The Victorious King: The Role of Victor Emmanuel III in the Great War. Valentina Villa. Undoubtedly the long reign of Victor Emmanuel III was defined by the King’s involvement with Benito Mussolini and his contribution to the Fascist regime.
- Valentina Giorgia Maria Villa
- 2018
Jul 28, 2009 · The king's behavior in the years following World War I lacked the character with which he acted during the war. He refused to approve Premier Luigi Facta's emergency decree against the Fascist March on Rome in 1922 and permitted Benito Mussolini to form the first fascist-led government, although the Fascists had elected only 35 members of ...
Oct 12, 2018 · Following on from a consideration of the sustained and intense efforts undertaken by Victor Emmanuel III throughout Italy’s participation in the Great War and, in particular, during the crucial Peschiera conference, it is important to reflect on his symbolic role during the conflict.
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