In which year Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy?

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1478

1258

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1861

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In 1861, Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed king of united Italy.
He was the first king of unified Italy and held this position till his death in 1878. He insisted on keeping his dynastic designation of Victor Emanuel II rather than Victor Emanuel I of Italy because he was the king of Sardinia from 1849 to 1861. Piedmont Cavour was the Chief Minister of Sardinia, who led the movement to unify the regions of Italy. Through his diplomacy with France, Sardinia Piedmont was successful in defeating the Austrian forces in 1859.

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