On this day in 1946, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy abdicated the throne of Italy, in an attempt to distance the monarchy from WWII as well as help increase the chances of winning the upcoming referendum on whether or not to make Italy a Republic later that year (which she ended up voting for).
My grandmother was still living in Rome at the time, she just lived through 5 years of World War II and she remembers that day very well. Her father had just survived the war as an Italian soldier and he was really sad to hear the King was abdicating the throne. He apparently loved the monarchy.
(Just thought I'd mention a pretty interesting historical date today. It's still May 9th in America BTW)
My grandmother was still living in Rome at the time, she just lived through 5 years of World War II and she remembers that day very well. Her father had just survived the war as an Italian soldier and he was really sad to hear the King was abdicating the throne. He apparently loved the monarchy.
(Just thought I'd mention a pretty interesting historical date today. It's still May 9th in America BTW)