Umberto II

In 2003, he married Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, a daughter of King Umberto II of Italy and the ex-wife of Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia.

In a 1946 referendum, Italians voted to make Italy a republic, forcing both Victor Emmanuel and his son Umberto II—Italy’s last king who ruled little more than a month in 1946—into exile.

Victor Emmanuel, who ruled from 1900-1946, abdicated in favor of son Umberto II. Rejected by plebiscite, they went into exile.

And it’s exactly what owner Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia, grandson of the late King Umberto II, the last king of Italy, had in mind when he decided to open a food truck in Los Angeles.

“But we only had disasters from the House of Savoy. With the exception of Umberto II, who was king for 40 days, there is little to say that is positive,” he said.