What happened to the Italian monarchy?
4th November 2021
Up until 1861, when the peninsula was reunited to include more or less its current territory, Italy was home to three major states: the centre was under the rule of the Vatican, the south was called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, and the north was under the domain of the Savoy dynasty.
Ultimately, the latter prevailed, and the Italian peninsula was reunified under King Victor Emmanuel II of…