Lombardy
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| Motto: Not applicable. | |
| Subdivision of: | Italy |
| Cities: | |
| Capital: | Bergamo |
| Largest: | Bergamo |
| Other: | Brescia Como Cremona Lecco Vares |
| Languages: | |
| Official: | Lombard, Italian |
| Others: | Ligurian, Tuscan, French |
| Monarch: | Queen Beatrice III of Ceva |
| Prime Minister: | Gion Brescian |
| Area: | 23,861 sq. km |
| Population: | 7,655,000 citizens |
| Established: | 1933, Ratification of Italian constitution |
Lombardy is one of Italy's larger states, and one of its most prominent. One of the three kingdoms in Italy, Lombardy elects its symbolic monarch from the members of the other Italian royal families. Lombardy also has a bicameral elected legislature.
Government
Lombardy is an elective monarchy, choosing its ruler from amongst the members of other Italian royal families. The head of state is symbolic, with real power exercised by prime minister, the council of government, and bicameral legislature.
Monarchs of Lombardy
- Eugenio of Piedmont (r. 1933-1949)
- Lorenzo of Tyrrhenia (r. 1949-1951)
- Beatrice of Tenda (r. 1951-1966)
- Saverio of Parma (r. 1966-1969)
- Ubaldo of Spoleto (r. 1969-2002)
- Beatrice of Ceva (r. 2002-)
History
See main article: History of Lombardy
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| Aosta | Ceva | Elba | Friuli | Liguria | Lombardy | Mantova | Marches | Massa | Metropolitan Duchies | Montferrat | Modena | Novellara | Parma | Piedmont | Piombino | Romagna | Trento | Tuscany | Umbria | Veneto |
