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He was the King of Sardinia during the Napoleonic Wars, where he regained Piedmont after Napoleon's defeat in 1814.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"24 July 1759","date":"1759-07-24"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Turin","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q495"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"10 January 1824","date":"1824-01-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Moncalieri","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9474"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P20"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"king","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12097"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Maria Theresa of Austria-Este","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q260505","start":"1789-04-21"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy (4 June 1802 – 12 March 1821)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111730452","start":"1802-06-04","end":"1821-03-12"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of St. Andrew","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1126563"},{"text":"Order of the Most Holy Annunciation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q567417"},{"text":"Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1422957"},{"text":"Military Order of Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14761898"},{"text":"Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10514065"},{"text":"Order of Saint Anna, 1st class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15972369"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Emmanuel_I","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Victor Emmanuel I born?","a":"Victor Emmanuel I was born on 24 July 1759 in Turin."},{"q":"What positions has Victor Emmanuel I held?","a":"Positions held by Victor Emmanuel I include: King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy (1802–1821)."}],"related":[{"name":"Victor Emmanuel II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-ii"},{"name":"Charles Emmanuel IV","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-emmanuel-iv"},{"name":"Charles Albert of Sardinia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-albert-of-sardinia"},{"name":"Victor Amadeus II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-amadeus-ii"},{"name":"Charles Emmanuel III","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-emmanuel-iii"},{"name":"Charles Felix of Sardinia","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/charles-felix-of-sardinia"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/victor-emmanuel-i-a2ead39bf9.jpg","width":500,"height":712,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Luigi Bernero","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ritratto_di_S.M._Vittorio_Emanuele_I_di_Savoia.png"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Victor Emmanuel I","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Emmanuel_I","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q175250","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q175250","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: Ritratto di S.M. Vittorio Emanuele I di Savoia.png by Luigi Bernero (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ritratto_di_S.M._Vittorio_Emanuele_I_di_Savoia.png","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Victor Emmanuel I, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ritratto di S.M. Vittorio Emanuele I di Savoia.png — Luigi Bernero, Public domain.","cite":"\"Victor Emmanuel I\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-i. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T07:06:57Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-i","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-i","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/victor-emmanuel-i?lang=ne"}}