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HUMBERT I

Humbert I was king of Italy. He was born in 1844 and died in 1900. He was the eldest son of Victor Emmanuel II. He was almost killed at Custozza during the war with Austria. In 1878 he succeeded his father and narrowly missed assassination in the same year. He secured for Italy admission into the triple alliance by his visit to Vienna in 1881. In 1897 another attempt was made on his life, which also failed, however in 1900 he was assassinated.
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