Italian Unification By Lukas.Heath Feb 9, 1796 Milan taken by France Feb 9, 1797 French take over Verona region, give Venice to Austria Feb 9, 1798 Roman Republic declared Feb 9, 1799 French take Naples region, Russians take Milan from French Feb 9, 1801 Napleon retakes Milan, treaty made between France and Naples Feb 9, 1802 France annexes Piedmont Feb 9, 1805 Napoleon names himself King of Italy Feb 9, 1808 A few Papal States annexed to Kingdom of Italy Feb 9, 1809 Rome and Papal States annexed to French empire Period: Feb 9, 1820 to Feb 9, 1831 Revolutions in Naples, Piedmont, and Papal States Feb 9, 1845 Pius IX becomes Pope Feb 9, 1849 Victor Emmanuel II becomes King, Florence taken by Austria Feb 9, 1850 Cavour becomes Prime Minister in Sardinia-Piedmont Feb 9, 1852 Napoleon III becomes French emperor Feb 9, 1858 Cavour has talks with Napoleon III Feb 9, 1859 Austria has war with Sardinia-Piedmont Feb 9, 1860 Garibaldi successfully takes over southern Italy and Naples Feb 9, 1861 Kingdom of Italy declared, Sicily and Naples join Feb 9, 1866 Italy enters war with Prussia against Austria, gets Venetia back Feb 9, 1870 French leave Rome and Italians finally take city Feb 9, 1871 Rome becomes capital of Kingdom of Italy
