Victor Emmanuel II
- (1820-78) , ruler of the kingdom of Sardinia 1849-61 and first king of united Italy 1861-78. He hastened the drive towards Italian unification by appointing Cavour as Premier of Piedmont in 1852. After being crowned king of Italy he added Venetia to the kingdom in 1866 and Rome in 1870.维克托·伊曼纽尔二世(1820-1878, 撒丁国王 [1849-1861], 意大利统一后的第一位国王 [1861-1878]; 为加速统一意大利, 1852年任命加富尔为皮埃蒙特首相; 成为意大利国王之后, 分别于1866年和1870年把威尼斯和罗马纳入王国的版图)。