Umberto II of Italy

Umberto II became King of Italy upon his father Victor Emmanuel III's abdication. His reign lasted only 34 days, from May 9 to June 12, 1946, during the constitutional referendum on the monarchy.

Umberto II accepted the results of the referendum that abolished the monarchy in favor of a republic. He went into exile in Portugal, never returning to Italy, ending the Savoy dynasty's rule.

Umberto II settled in Cascais, Portugal, after the monarchy was abolished. He lived there for the rest of his life, never abdicating his claim to the throne, and became a symbolic figure for Italian monarchists.