Vic·tor Em·man·u·el II 
(vĭktər ĭ-măny-əl) 1820-1878.
(vĭktər ĭ-măny-əl) 1820-1878. King of Sardinia (1849-1861) and first king of united Italy (1861-1878). He completed the unification of Italy by gaining control of Venice (1866) and Rome (1870).