The English Constitution · Character
Victor Emmanuel
First king of a unified Italy.
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First appearance: vi its supposed checks and balances
Victor Emmanuel shows up with force in II. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a founder of a dynasty, not to be relied upon for a hereditary series of useful limited monarchs.
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