[center][img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy_%281890%29.svg/371px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy_%281890%29.svg.png[/img][/center] [center]Regno d'Italia[/center] For nearly fourteen centuries the Italian Peninsula has stood divided between various nation-states, each too weak to stand up against the wishes of greater powers on their own. We were subject to both the will and ambitions of others as they prostituted the Italian people for their gain, attempting to rob us of our identity in the process. Our lands have been used as a playground in which others used to wage war against one another while once again the people of Italy suffered under their aggression. Throughout all of this turmoil a dream was born, one of a unified Italy that was not subject to the whim of another country. An Italy in which all Italian people may work together in order to forge a bright new prosperous future. We now stand at the cusp of that new future, as the Kingdom of Italy represents the unified will of the Italian not seen for more than a thousand years. Yet for all of the work that has been done so far in order to bring prosperity and freedom to all Italian people, there are those who still live under the oppression of regimes who would continue to see the dream of Italian prosperity snuffed out. Our beloved capital of Rome still lies under the control of a state that would see the wishes of the Italian people denied. The people of Veneto and Trento still cry to be free from the rule of those who care not for their well-being. The Kingdom of Italy will not rest until all Italian people are free to live under a unified flag, together we will work through various diplomatic channels in order to bring about a peaceful end to our unification. - King Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso of Italy