"Humbert I" redirects here. For the Count of Savoy, see Humbert I, Count of Savoy. For the Dauphin of the Viennois, see Humbert I of Viennois.
Umberto I
Portrait of Umberto I in 1882
King of Italy
(more...)
Reign
9 January 1878 – 29 July 1900
Predecessor
Victor Emmanuel II
Successor
Victor Emmanuel III
Prime ministers
See list
Agostino Depretis Benedetto Cairoli Francesco Crispi Antonio Starabba Giovanni Giolitti Luigi Pelloux Giuseppe Saracco
Born
14 March 1844 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died
29 July 1900(1900-07-29) (aged 56) Monza, Kingdom of Italy
Burial
Pantheon, Rome
Spouse
Margherita of Savoy
(m. 1868)
Issue
Victor Emmanuel III
Names
Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia
House
Savoy
Father
Victor Emmanuel II
Mother
Adelaide of Austria
Religion
Catholic Church
Signature
Umberto I (Italian: Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio di Savoia; 14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw Italy's expansion into the Horn of Africa, as well as the creation of the Triple Alliance among Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary.
The son of Victor Emmanuel II and Adelaide of Austria, Umberto took part in the Italian Wars of Independence as a commander of the Royal Sardinian Army. He assumed the Italian throne in 1878 on the death of his father. A strong militarist, Umberto approved the alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary, which was formalised in 1882. He also encouraged Italy's colonial efforts and oversaw the incorporation of Eritrea and Somalia into the Italian Empire.
Domestically, Umberto faced increasing social unrest and serious economic difficulties. Tensions mounted as a result of public opposition to Italy's colonial wars, the spread of socialist ideas, and crackdowns on civil liberties. He was deeply loathed in left-wing circles for his conservatism and his support of the Bava Beccaris massacre in Milan, in which demonstrations over rising food prices were violently suppressed by the military. He was particularly hated by Italian anarchists, who attempted to assassinate him during the first year of his reign.
In 1900, two years after the Bava Beccaris massacre, Umberto was killed in Monza by Italian-American anarchist Gaetano Bresci. He was succeeded by his son, Victor Emmanuel III. Before his killing, he was also one of the recipients of one of Friedrich Nietzsche's Wahnbriefe notes. The Umbertino architecture style was named after him.
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