"France, Piedmont-Sardinia — versus — Austria," Topic
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Tango01 | 12 Jun 2019 4:23 p.m. PST |
…. Kingdom of Two Sicilies, and Papal States "For most of the next 20 years, Italy was governed as a client-state of France. The aristocracy either went into exile or adopted liberal principles in order to hold onto power. The secret political societies that had honey-combed France before the revolution spread to Italy, and it was primarily in these societies, such as the Freemasons, "Carbonari", and "Young Italy", that the ideal of Italian Unity took hold. In 1815, most of the Monarchies of Northern italy were restored to their 1892 boundaries, but after 20 years of liberal policies, the country was fundamentally changed. Political districts had been reorganized, property of political enemies had been confiscated and sold, government schools had been established, and pro-republican ministers had had a taste of power. The old order was "restored" in Italy, but many changes could not be undone. The Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, in Northwest Italy, bordered on France and was most influenced by French Republican philosophy. It was this region that took the lead in uniting Italy. The goal was always a secular republic, but since the general population of Italy was Catholic and monarchist, they thought it best to unite as a constitutional, nominally-Catholic kingdom, where the real power lay in the parliament. Both France and Austria opposed unification for different reasons, and it was not until Sardinia united with Prussia, an enemy of both France and Austria, that it gained its ends…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
15th Hussar | 12 Jun 2019 5:47 p.m. PST |
Nice little survey article, Armand! |
Tango01 | 13 Jun 2019 11:44 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon cher ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
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