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Victor Emmanuel II, a Rare card
Victor Emmanuel II was King of Sardinia from 23 March 1849 until 17 March 1861, when he assumed the title of King of Italy and became the first king of an independent, united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 133
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 300,000
Power 133 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Victor Emmanuel II quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Victor Emmanuel II card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave him the epithet of "Father of the ______".
Answer
Fatherland. Borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave him the epithet of "Father of the Fatherland". From the Victor Emmanuel II article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Bogeyman. Bogeyman 78 · Ben Barnes 73 · Victor Emmanuel II 70 · Murad I 62 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ben Gibbard. Ben Gibbard 510,000 · Nasry Asfura 390,000 · Victor Emmanuel II 300,000 · Mesolithic 220,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Borrowing from the old Latin title Pater Patriae of the Roman emperors, the Italians gave him the epithet of "Father of the Fatherland".
- Born in Turin as the eldest son of Charles Albert, Prince of Carignano, and Maria Theresa of Austria, Victor Emmanuel fought in the First Italian War of Independence before being made King of Sardinia following his father's abdication.
- He appointed Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, as his Prime Minister, and he consolidated his position by suppressing the republican left.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Victor Emmanuel II article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Victor Emmanuel II
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Victor Emmanuel II (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Eugène Disdéri, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
