[New post] A to Z of Statues – U is for King Umberto I of Italy

Andrew Petcher posted: "This one was taken in the City of Naples... Umberto was king of Italy from 1878 - 1900 when he was assassinated by an American/Italian anarchist This is an interesting but unlikely story about him.. One day he was eating in a restaurant when " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Have Bag, Will Travel A to Z of Statues – U is for King Umberto I of Italy by Andrew Petcher This one was taken in the City of Naples... Umberto was king of Italy from 1878 - 1900 when he was assassinated by an American/Italian anarchist This is an interesting but unlikely story about him.. One day he was eating in a restaurant when he noticed the owner was a near-exact physical double. It emerged that both were born on the same day, in the same town, and had married women with the same name. The restaurateur had opened his establishment on the day of Umberto's coronation. Umberto was shot dead on the day he learned the restaurateur had died in a shooting.  His dad had no doubt been playing away. Umberto was allegedly an uneducated man which led him to have the unfortunate nickname of Umberto the Simple. Lots of Kings in history have been given unkind nicknames... Read The Full Story Here... This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ​ Andrew Petcher | September 18, 2021 at 4:35 am | Tags: bay of Naples, Garibaldi, Naples Statues, Napoli, Victor Emmanuel Monument | Categories: Europe, History, Italy, Postcards, Travel, World Heritage | URL: https://wp.me/puCAw-ar5 Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Have Bag, Will Travel. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://apetcher.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/a-to-z-of-statues-king-umberto-i-of-italy/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com