What is Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)?
{{Infobox Former Country | demonym = Italian | government_type = [[Constitutional monarchy]] and [[Fascist]] [[dictatorship]] | conventional_long_name = Kingdom of Italy | image_map_caption = The Kingdom of Italy in 1942 | image_map = Kingdom of Italy (1942).png | national_anthem = <br />Marcia reale d'ordinanza (1861–1943)<br /> [[File:Marcia Reale.ogg]]<br /> La leggenda del Piave (1943–1946)<br /> | national_motto = FERT (motto of the House of Savoy) | currency = [[Italian lira]] | population_estimate = 42,993,602 (1936) | legislature = Italian Parliament | national_languages = [[Italian language | Italian]] | area_km2 = 310,190 | capital = [[Rome]] | flag_caption = Top: Civil Flag<br>Bottom: State Flag | image_flag2 = Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg | image_coat = Greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy (1929-1944).svg | image_flag = Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg | today = [[Italy | Italian Republic]] (mainly), [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]] | HDI_year = | HDI = | GDP_PPP_year = | GDP_PPP = | area_rank = | native_name = Regno d'Italia | year_start = 1861 | year_end = 1946 }} The '''Kingdom of Italy''' was a country that started in 1861 after the [[Italian unification]] and ended with the dissolution of the monarchy in 1946. In 1922 it became [[Fascist Italy]]. After defeat in [[World War II]] the people voted in 1946 to change it into the modern day [[Italian Republic]]. == History == === Unification === {{main|Italian unification}} Before 1861, Italy was not one country. Instead, there were many [[kingdom|kingdoms]] and [[Duchy|duchies]] (places ruled by [[duke|dukes]]) in the Italian Peninsula. In 1861, the [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy|King Victor Emmanuel II]], who was the king of the [[Kingdom of Sardinia]] wa