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Humbert II

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Humbert II 1904-83, last king of Italy (1946), son and successor of Victor Emmanuel III. On the abdication (May, 1946) of his father, who was tainted by his long acquiescence (1922-43) to Fascist rule, Humbert succeeded to the throne, pending a referendum on the monarchy. The referendum (June, 1946) resulted in the establishment of a republic, and Humbert went into exile in Portugal. Author not available, HUMBERT II. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Humbert I
...1878-1900), son and successor of Victor Emmanuel II. A soldier by training, Humbert showed interest primarily in military affairs and...influence of his conservative wife, Margherita, Humbert became increasingly authoritarian, favoring the... Read more

Victor Emmanuel II
...problem until the Lateran Treaty of 1929. The remainder of Victor Emmanuel's reign was spent in the consolidation of the new kingdom. His son Humbert I succeeded him. Bibliography: See biography by C. S. Forester (1927) and works of D. M. Smith. Read more

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	Humbert R. Ventura Jr. Lette ... ; Humbert Richard Ventura Jr., 84, who worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 34 years, died of heart disease Feb. 9...He transferred to the White House police in 1942 and served a second stint in the Navy in the Atlantic fleet during World War II. After the war, Mr. Lanier returned to the White ... Read more
	Aesthetic pursuits: windows, frames, words, images--Part II. ; ...1962, including: pop culture in-jokes (Humbert found Quilty at the beginning and asked...Kubrick's previous film); obvious ironies (Humbert shot Quilty through the portrait painting...1960s mood music such as that accompanying Humbert and Lo as he told her of her mother's... Read more
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	The King Was a Peasant ; ...Jerusalem Post 05-09-1997 Victor Emmanuel II, the king of Sardinia-Piedmont and from...aristocratic lineage back to a certain Humbert of the White Hands. However, this squat...families. A peasant at heart, Victor Emmanuel II was variously described as "a royal buffoon...cooked over an open fire. Victor ... Read more

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