Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy

Proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy
Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia
CitationLaw No. 4761 of 1861
Territorial extentWhole of Italy
Enacted byParliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Enacted17 March 1861
Introduced byPrime Minister of Italy Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
Status: In force

The proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy happened with a normative act of the Savoyard Kingdom of Sardinia — the law 17 March 1861, n. 4761 — with which Victor Emmanuel II assumed for himself and for his successors the title of King of Italy.[1] 17 March is commemorated annually by the anniversary of the unification of Italy, a national holiday established in 1911 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary, and also celebrated, in the Republican era, in 1961 and 2011.


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