Kingdom of Italy (Siegreich)

The Kingdom of Italy (Italian: Regno d'Italia) was a state founded in 1861 when King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy. The state was founded as a result of the unification of the northern Italian states under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which can be considered its legal predecessor state. It existed until 1925 when Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini, with near dictatorial power within the government, proclaimed the Italian Social Republic and the dissolution of the Italian Monarchy.