Which title did the Italians give Victor Emmanuel II, borrowing from the old Latin title?
Father of the Fatherland
Lord of the Land
King of Kings
The Great Ruler
Answer
Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy, was given the title Father of the Fatherland by the Italians in 1861. This title is a borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae, which was used to refer to the Roman emperor Augustus.
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