The Italian Empire (Italian: Impero Italiano) was a 19th and 20th century colonial empire, which lasted from 1889 to 1943. It was composed of three different entities - the Kingdom of Italy, the Kingdom of Albania, and the Ethiopian Empire - united by the leadership of Italian King Victor Emmanuel III. Some nationalist and especially fascist supporters of an Italian Empire believed that such would effectively constitute a "New Roman Empire" (Italian: Nuovo Impero Romano, Latin: Novum Imperium Romanum)