Italian Empire Impero italiano | |
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1882–1947 | |
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![]() Kingdom of Italy Colonies of Italy Protectorates and areas occupied during World War II | |
Status | Colonial empire |
King | |
• 1869-1878 | Victor Emmanuel II |
• 1878-1900 | Umberto I |
• 1900-1946 | Victor Emmanuel III |
• 1946 | Umberto II |
History | |
• Purchase of Assab | 1869 |
• Italian Eritrea | 1882 |
• Eritrea War | 1887–1889 |
• Italian Somalia | 1889 |
• Boxer Rebellion | 1900 |
• Italo-Turkish War | 1911–1912 |
• Albanian Protectorate | 1917–1920 |
• Pacification of Libya | 1923–1932 |
• 2nd Italo-Ethiopian War | 1935–1936 |
• Albanian Protectorate | 1939–1943 |
• East Africa Campaign | 1940–1941 |
• North African campaign | 1940-1943 |
• Empire formally relinquished | 1947 |
• Trust Territory of Somaliland | 1950–1960 |
Area | |
1938 | 3,798,000 km2(1,466,000 sq mi) |
1941 | 3,824,879 km2(1,476,794 sq mi) |