The reign of King Umberto II was short but significant, marking the end of the Italian monarchy in 1946. And although he ruled for only 34 days, he (and his wife) have spent almost 80 years banished ...

Descendants of Italy’s last king lose bid to reclaim crown jewels, EU cuts 2025 eurozone growth forecast amid tensions over ...

The heirs of King Umberto II of Savoy failed to reach an agreement with the bank for the return of the jewels, which include ...

who would later briefly become Umberto II, and Princess Marie-José of Belgium. Umberto ruled Italy for only 34 days after his father, King Vittorio Emanuele III, abdicated in an attempt to save ...

More than four decades had passed since the assassination of Umberto I, and now, in the middle of World War II, the new king, Victor Emmanuel III, was about to flee the capital. He ordered that the ...

Born in the southern Italian city of Naples, he left his homeland as a 9-year-old when his father Umberto II was forced to leave following the 1946 national referendum which abolished the monarchy ...