Victor Emmanuel III

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I vote yes, He is hands down my pick. He made Chamberlain look like someone with balls of steel.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

You mean the King of Italy while Mussolini's dictatorship was in power?

If I'm right, he was the one who assumed de facto power after Mussolini was overthrown, cast his lot with the allies, but then got occupied by the Germans, so the allies had to fight their way through Italy.

He was pretty ineffectual I guess.  I don't know whether his was supposed to be a ceremonial monarchy, like the current British one, or whether it was supposed to have any real power.

well what I consider the worst thing about him is that in the 20s Mussolini's movement was trying to seize power and was terrorizing "communists" throughout the country while he sat back and did nothing. Then when they held a massive demonstration on Rome and forced the Prime Minister to resign, he decided the best thing to do was simply cave and appointed Mussolini Prime Minister. He directly let Mussolini come to power and then whenever was told by him to jump, meekly replied "how high?"

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He only overthrew Mussolini once it became obvious that his government was doomed anyway, a "which way the wind is blowing". Prior to that he bowed to his every command and even assumed the titles Emperor of Ethiopia and King of Albania after Mussolini invaded those nations. And of course he's the reason Mussolini came to power in the first place. Overall he incredibly spineless and just went with however the wind was blowing.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

But there is no way he could've withstood the Allied invasion.