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There have been several entities known as the '''Kingdom of Italy'''.
*The various barbarian rulers of Italy (including [[Odoacer]], the [[Ostrogoths]] and the [[Lombards]]) after the end of the [[Western Empire]] in 476 sometimes called their state the "Kingdom of Italy".
*With the end of the [[Lombard Kingdom]] in 772, its territory, along with the former Byzantine possessions in Northern Italy became a new '''[[Kingdom of Italy (Medieval)|Kingdom of Italy]]''', sometimes called the '''''Regnum Italicum''''', which formed one of the constituent parts of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. The Regno continued to exist, at least in theory, until the end of the Empire in 1806 (or, at least, until the Imperial reorganization of 1803), and the [[Archbishop of Cologne]] held the honorific title of Archchancellor of Italy, but the Imperial rule in Italy lost most of its force after the fall of the [[Hohenstaufen]] in the mid-13th century, and ceased to have any real meaning after the [[Treaty of Westphalia]] in 1648. The Regno originally consisted of all of Italy from the Papal possessions northwards, but eventually the [[Papal States]] as well as the mainland territories of the [[Republic of Venice]], were considered to be excluded.
*In 1805, the [[Italian Republic (Napoleonic)|Italian Republic]] was transformed into a '''[[Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)|Kingdom of Italy]]''', with [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon]] as King. Napoleon's stepson [[Eugène de Beauharnais]] acted as Viceroy until the fall of Napoleon in 1814. The Kingdom was supposed to pass to a younger son of Napoleon, failing which, Eugène was to succeed.
*In 1860, the King of [[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]] was proclaimed king of a new, united '''[[Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)|Kingdom of Italy]]''' as he had recently annexed [[Lombardy]], [[Tuscany]], [[Modena]], [[Parma]], the [[Two Sicilies]] and most of the [[Papal States]] (see [[Italian unification]] for more details). This new Kingdom of Italy had its capital initially in [[Turin]], but moved to [[Florence]] in 1864. [[Venetia]] was annexed in 1866 and [[Rome]] in 1870 (with the capital immediately moved to Rome). The [[House of Savoy]] would then rule Italy till the country became a [[republic]] in 1946.
==See also==
*[[History of Italy]]
*[[King of Italy]]
[[es:Reino de Italia]]
[[fr:Royaume d'Italie]]
[[ko:이탈리아 왕국]]
[[it:Regno d'Italia]]
[[nl:Koninkrijk Italië]]
[[ja:イタリア王国]]
[[no:Kongedømmet Italia]]
[[pt:Reino de Itália]]
[[sl:Kraljevina Italija (razločitev)]]
[[sr:Краљевина Италија]]
Since the above was written, the page has been substantially revised so that it is no longer a disambiguation page, but rather a summary introduction to the "Kingdom" periods of Italian history. I am removing the {{disambig}} template accordingly. --Russ(talk)16:22, 2 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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