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Umberto I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Umberto I, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Italy.

8 records1844–19008 events2 places

Chronological biography

1844

Birth of Umberto I9 January 1844
House / House of Italy · King

Birth of Umberto I, son of Victor Emannuel II

1878

Succession9 January 1878
House / House of Italy · King

Succeeds as King of Italy

1882

Triple Alliance1882
House / House of Italy · King

Brings Italy into the Triple Alliance with Germany & Austria

1888

A tariff war with France creates economic problems1888
House / House of Italy · King

A tariff war with France creates economic problems

1896

Battle of Adowa1896
House / House of Italy · King · Adowa

Umbertos colonial policies lead to defeat at Adowa

1898

Martial Law1898
House / House of Italy · King

Forced to impose martial law

1900

Assassination of Umberto I1 July 1900
House / House of Italy · King · Monza

Umberto I is assassinated

Death of Umberto I1 July 1900
House / House of Italy · King · Monza

Death of Umberto I, assassinated

Titles and roles

King

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.