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Umberto I

1844–1900 · 19th century · Also known as Umberto I of Italy

Umberto I was King of Italy from 1878 to 1900, the son of Victor Emmanuel II. His reign saw the Triple Alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, the first colonial ventures in East Africa and the defeat at Adwa in 1896. After troops fired on demonstrators in Milan in 1898, the anarchist Gaetano Bresci shot him dead at Monza on 29 July 1900.

Umberto I
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