Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy ( Vittorio Emanuele Alberto Eugenio Maria Ferdinand Thomas of Savoy , Turin , March 14, 1820- Rome, January 9, 1878 ) was the last king of Sardinia ( 1849-1861 )
and the first king of Italy ( 1861-1878 ) . From 1849 to 1861 he was also the Prince of Piedmont , Duke of Savoy and Duke of Genoa . For not having repealed the statute Albertino he was given
the name King gentleman or a gentleman King [ 1 ] , name by which he is remembered today . He was assisted by first ministroCamillo Benso , Count of Cavour , in fact, brought to completion the national Risorgimento,
the Italian unification. For these events is referred to as " Father of the Nation . " He has dedicated the eponymous national monument of Vittoriano ,located in Rome's Piazza Venezia site.

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