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Through its junior branch of Savoy-Carignano, the House of Savoy led the Italian unification in 1860 and ruled the Kingdom of Italy until 1946; they also briefly ruled the Kingdom of Spain in the 19th century. The Savoyard kings of Italy were Victor Emmanuel II, Umberto I, Victor Emmanuel III, and Umberto II.

On July 29, 1900, Gaetano Bresci, an Italian-born anarchist and former resident of America, shot King Umberto I of Italy in Monza, Italy. He was arrested and sentenced to life in prison, but died in 1901. The assassination was a result of Bresci's frustration with the king's authoritarian rule and suppression of the anarchist movement.

UMBERTO I (1844–1900; ruled 1878–1900), king of Italy. Born 14 March 1844, Umberto received the rank of captain on his fourteenth birthday. He held a series of military commands beginning in October 1862 and saw action at Custoza against Austria in 1866. He married his cousin Margherita, daughter of Ferdinand, the duke of Genoa, on 22 April ...

Umberto I ( Italian: Umberto Rainerio 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 between Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary.

Umberto I. (1844–1900) was born in Turin in northern Italy on March 14, 1844, the son of King Victor Emmanuel II and his consort, Adelaide, archduchess of Austria. His schooling was basically military, and he spent most of his life as a soldier. He went into the army in 1858 as a captain and took part in the battles for Italian independence ...

Roman Catholicism. Signature. Umberto I of Italy (14 March 1844 – 29 July 1900) was King of Italy from 1878 through 1900. He was then succeeded by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy in 1900 . This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer.