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Italy Rebelled Against their Foreign Ruler
Nationalist forces in Italy rebelled against their foreign rulers. This happened in Parma and Modena, in 1831. -
Liberal Consistution
Italian nationalists looked for leadership from
the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, the largest and most powerful of the Italian states.The kingdom had adopted a liberal constitution in 1848. -
Cavour as Prime Minister
As Nationalism grew, many Italians shared the idea of unifiying as one country, but that failed. In 1852, Sardinia’s king, Victor Emmanuel II, named Count Camillo di Cavour as his prime minister. -
Attack on Austria
Cavour joined Napoleon III in an attack on Austria. As a result, Lombardy and Sardinia were united in 1859. -
Unite with Sardinia
The other Italian states in the reigion united with Sardinia. -
Nation United
The nation was officially united in 1861; the king of Sardinia was crowned Victor Emmanuel II of Italy later that year.
