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What was Victor Emmanuel II's original title before he became King of Italy?

  • King of Sardinia

  • King of Sicily

  • King of Lombardy

  • King of Veneto

Answer

Victor Emmanuel II was the first King of Italy, but before that he was the King of Sardinia. Sardinia was a small island in the Mediterranean Sea, and it was the only part of Italy that was not under foreign control. Victor Emmanuel II was determined to unite all of Italy under his rule, and he eventually succeeded in doing so in 1861.
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