King Umberto I

Sovereigns' court life

King Umberto Umberto was born on 1844, March 14 in Turin, in the Royal Palace. He is Vittorio Emanuele's second son.Reggia di Monza

Umberto was born on 1844, March 14 in Turin, in the Royal Palace. He is Vittorio Emanuele's second son.

Vittorio Emanuele II - First King of Italy (1861) by UnknownReggia di Monza

Umberto I - Second King of Italyt - mountain walking clothes (c. 1898 - c.1905) by Stefano SiccoliReggia di Monza

King Umberto King Umberto has always shown a deep bond with the Monza residence, surrounded by green and not far from the Villa Litta in Vedano al Lambro, home of the Duchess Eugenia Litta Bolognini known in a masked ball show organized by Prefecture of Milan.Reggia di Monza

King Umberto has always shown a deep bond with the Monza residence, surrounded by green and not far from the Villa Litta in Vedano al Lambro, home of the Duchess Eugenia Litta Bolognini known in a masked ball show organized by Prefecture of Milan.

King UmbertoReggia di Monza

King UmbertoReggia di Monza

Margherita di Savoia - Genoa Princess of Piedmont (1877) by C. MarcozziReggia di Monza

In 1868 he married his cousin, Margherita di Savoia Genova, and in 1878, upon the death of his father, he became Umberto I, King of Italy.

Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples, baby (1869) by Luigi MontalboneReggia di Monza

Queen Margherita (widow clothes) (1910) by UnknownReggia di Monza

King Umberto In Monza city ends the King’s life, the regicide. It took place on July 1900, Sunday 29th during the gymnastic competition of the Monza club called “Forti e Liberi”.Reggia di Monza

In Monza city ends the King’s life: the regicide. It took place on July 1900, Sunday 29th during the gymnastic competition of the Monza club called “Forti e Liberi”.

King Umberto I bust (c. 1880 - c. 1890)Reggia di Monza

Umberto I, King of Italy, historical reconstruction (c. 1901 - c. 2000) by Eleuterio PaglianoReggia di Monza

Umberto I - Second King of Italy in uniform - spencer Astrakan (1878) by G.Castagnola, Firenze/ Genova F.lli CabellaReggia di Monza

That evening, the King, due to the overwhelming heat, decided not to put on the usual protective steel mesh. An anarchist, Gaetano Bresci, shoot him and murdered him with three gunshots.

Umberto I second King of Italy in General Army unifrom (1890) by UnknownReggia di Monza

Umberto I - Second King of Italy - frock coat and cylinder (1900) by Giuseppe NavariniReggia di Monza

Umberto I - Second King of Italy - frock coat and white hat (1900) by R. SusanReggia di Monza

The King’s body was kept for several days in his ice-filled bathtub pending the return of his son Vittorio Emanuele and the funeral in Rome.

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