Italy By jmolloy 553 The old Roman Empire was reunited by Justinian, the Byzantine emperor 572 The Byzantine rule collapses after an attack by the Lombards Jun 10, 756 Pepin the Short, a Frankish King conquers the Lombards for the popes Sep 10, 756 The Papal States were established in central Italy Jun 10, 774 The Lombards defeated by Charlemagne Jun 10, 1519 Charles I of Spain became Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire Jun 10, 1700 1700s Spanish rule passed to Austrian rule Jun 10, 1789 The French Revolution Jun 10, 1804 Napoleon declared himself the emperor of Italy Jun 10, 1814 Napoleon abdicated his throne and Italy was broken up into small kingdoms Period: Jun 10, 1820 to Jun 10, 1850 1820s-1850s Small revolutions in the kingdoms - Venice, Rome and Tuscany declare themselves Republics Jun 10, 1849 Austria regains control of most of Italy Jun 10, 1860 Northern Italy was joined to the Kingdom of Sardinia Jun 10, 1861 The Kingdom of Italy was formed under the leadership of Giuseppe Garibaldi Victor Emmanuel II crowned king Jun 10, 1911 Italy defeats the Ottoman Empire Jun 10, 1914 World War I Jun 10, 1915 Italy joins the war on the side of the Allies Jun 10, 1918 The Allies win World War I Oct 28, 1922 The Fascists named Benito Mussolini the Prime Minister of Italy Jun 10, 1925 Benito Mussolini becomes the dictator of Italy Jun 10, 1936 Mussolini and Hitler sign an agreement known as the Roman-Berlin Axis Jun 10, 1939 Italy conquers Albania and Mussolini sides with Hitler and Fascist Germany Sep 8, 1943 taly surrenders to the Allies in WW II Oct 13, 1943 Italy declares war on Germany Jun 10, 1945 Mussolini was shotAugust 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki marking the end of WW11 Jun 10, 1946 Italy abolishes the monarchy and establishes a republic Mar 2, 2022 Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun. Pope Leo I dissuaded Attila from sacking Rome Italy was invaded by Attila the Hun. Pope Leo I dissuaded Attila from sacking Rome Mar 2, 2022 The Lombards, a Germanic tribe, invade Italy which is divided into three regions ruled by the Lombards, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Papal States Mar 2, 2022 Charlemagne crowned Roman emperor Mar 2, 2022 Otto the Great, the king of Germany, was crowned emperor establishing the Holy Roman Empire 1000s - 1400's Independent city-states are established Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jun 9, 1946 Italy