1820 - 1878
Victor Emmanuel II (Italian: Vittorio Emanuele II; full name: Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di Savoia; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia (also known as Piedmont-Sardinia) from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878. Borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave him the epithet of Father of the Fatherland (Italian: Padre della Patria). Born in Turin as the eldest son of Charles Albert, Prince of Carignano, and Maria Theresa of Austria, he fought in the First Italian War of Independence (1848–1849) before being made King of Sardinia following his father's abdication. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy has received more than 1,941,097 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Victor Emmanuel II of Italy is the 297th most popular politician (down from 289th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Italy (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular Italian Politician.
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy was most famous for being the first king of Italy. He was the son of King Charles Albert of Sardinia and Maria Theresa of Austria. He became King of Sardinia in 1849 and King of Italy in 1861.
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Among politicians, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ranks 297 out of 15,577. Before him are Ahmed III, Beatrix of the Netherlands, Hamid Karzai, Djoser, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Scipio Africanus. After him are Cardinal Mazarin, Raúl Castro, Sulla, Hugh Capet, Jacques Chirac, and Croesus.
1673 - 1736
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 291
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 292
1957 - Present
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 293
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 294
1768 - 1835
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 295
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 296
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 297
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 298
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 299
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 300
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 301
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 302
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 303
Among people born in 1820, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ranks 4. Before him are Friedrich Engels, Florence Nightingale, and Herbert Spencer. After him are Nadar, Anne Brontë, Henri, Count of Chambord, Harriet Tubman, Jenny Lind, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Multatuli, and Heungseon Daewongun. Among people deceased in 1878, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pius IX. After him are Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Claude Bernard, Joseph Henry, Julius von Mayer, Charles-François Daubigny, Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, George V of Hanover, Ernst Heinrich Weber, and Mirza Fatali Akhundov.
1820 - 1895
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
1820 - 1910
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 2
1820 - 1903
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 3
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 4
1820 - 1910
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 5
1820 - 1849
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 6
1820 - 1883
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 7
1820 - 1913
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 8
1820 - 1887
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 9
1820 - 1873
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 10
1820 - 1887
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 11
1820 - 1898
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 12
1792 - 1878
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 1
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 2
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 4
1813 - 1878
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 5
1797 - 1878
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 6
1814 - 1878
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 7
1817 - 1878
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 8
1806 - 1878
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 9
1819 - 1878
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 10
1795 - 1878
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 11
1812 - 1878
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 12
Among people born in Italy, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ranks 118 out of 4,668. Before him are Juan Carlos I of Spain (1938), Cato the Elder (-243), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Agatha of Sicily (235), Scipio Africanus (-235), and Pope Pius V (1504). After him are Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Sulla (-138), Cesare Borgia (1475), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Urban VIII (1568), and Pope Clement I (40).
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 112
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 113
1768 - 1835
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 114
235 - 261
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 115
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 116
1504 - 1572
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 117
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 118
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 119
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 120
1475 - 1507
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 121
1439 - 1503
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 122
1568 - 1644
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 123
40 - 99
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 124
Among politicians born in Italy, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy ranks 24. Before him are Domitian (51), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Antoninus Pius (86), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), and Scipio Africanus (-235). After him are Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Sulla (-138), Numa Pompilius (-753), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), and Galba (-3).
51 - 96
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 18
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 19
86 - 161
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 20
1936 - 2023
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 21
1768 - 1835
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 22
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 23
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 24
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 25
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 26
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 27
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 28
30 - 98
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 29
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 30